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NASB | Psalm 73:2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 73:2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. |
Bible Question: IN PSALM 73:25,WHAT IS THIS PASSAGE EXACTLY SAYING,RELATING TO "DETERMINE HOW MAN FIT INTO GOD'S CREATION FROM THE BEGINNING UP UNTIL NOW?"IF YOU CAN BREAK THIS PASSAGE DOWN IN MORE SIMPLIER TERMS FOR A NEWLY START CHRISTIAN.I'LL BE VEY GRATEFUL TO YOU.THANK YOU |
Bible Answer: LUTHERAN: Psalm 73:25, not unlike many portions of Scripture, must be read in the context of the entire Psalm to be properly exegeted and understood. The psalmist was Asaph, a Levite, directer of one of the temple choirs. In vs. 2 he confesses that his feet came close to stumbling because he envied (vs. 3) the arrogant and the prosperity of the wicked. The ways of the world looked pretty good to him. The lure of sin and its perceived glamor almost caused his steps to slip (vs. 2b). All this troubled him until he came into the sanctuary of God and came to his senses when he realized that the end of the wicked inevitably is destruction (vss. 16-20). He confesses his folly in being infatuated by the ways of the world and admits that he was "senseless and ignorant," and even though he acted "like a beast" before God, he acknowledges that God has taken hold of his right hand, will guide him with His counsel, and afterward receive him to glory (vss. 22-24). Now we come to vs. 25, the verse you asked about. Asaph, we might say, wised up. Like the prodigal son, he came to his senses. He came to grips with the eternal truth that the world's pleasures are fleeting and unfulfilling. The world can offer no permanent satisfaction, no balm to heal the sin-sick soul, but God can and does. God alone is sufficient. "Whom do I have in heaven but You?" asks Asaph. "And besides You," he now realizes, "I desire nothing on earth." But he did not realize that in the beginning, not when he was flirting around with the notion that the ways of the world are a lot more fun than the ways of God. But he came into the sanctuary of God (vs. 17) and things changed, or we should say, things stayed the same but Asaph was changed when he came face to face with the truth. He saw the light. ...... He concludes his beautiful psalm with "But as for me, the nearness of God is my good: I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works" (vs. 28). ..... What a mighty Psalm this is! Praise be to God! --Hank |
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