Psalm 73:25-26. This Psalm is for the discouraged and doubters. It is for those who are frustrated when immoral people get their way, when justice is not served, and when the needy are overlooked.
Even if our flesh, our heart or our spirit may grow weak or fail, God is still forever our strength. This means that even if our body will be struck with the worst diseases, or if our heart gets broken over and over again, or of we are crushed in spirit and see no hope, God will forever be our strength, our comfort.
Truly God is good to Israel: Asaph began this psalm with a simple declaration of the goodness of God to His people. By this he indicated that he understood not only that God was good, but that He actively showed that goodness to Israel and to the pure in heart.
I don't deserve the gifts of grace, forgiveness, and redemption you give. Thank you for giving me strength and being my portion. Continue to humble me and draw me closer to you. Thank you, God, for loving me and adopting me into your family!
It means that I am loved all the time and for eternity. I can rest, I can stop striving, I can stop worrying, I lack nothing because He is my Shepherd. God's presence means comfort and security. By His indwelling, the Holy Spirit comforts us in all our troubles. There is nothing that compares to the comfort of God.
Psalm 73 is a masterpiece of wisdom developed through years of wrestling with life's questions and its seeming contradictions. Asaph is about to spill his substantial confusion, disappointment, and despair before the reader. Yet the psalm begins with an acknowledgement of God's presence and His character.
We can take strength in knowing that all the hard experiences in this life are temporary; even the darkest nights turn into dawn for the faithful. When all is finished and we have endured all things with faith in Jesus Christ, we have the promise that “God shall wipe away all [the] tears from [our] eyes.”
ESV You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. NIV You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. NASB You will guide me with Your plan, And afterward receive me to glory.
"23 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
“Lord, thank you for my suffering. This life is hard, my body fails me, but I know that through it all You are the strength of my heart and my portion forever. My suffering drives me even deeper into Your love and shows me that Your grace is enough, every single day. “Thank you for the hope of heaven.
Verse by Verse Commentary
Asaph believes in God – From verse 1 we see that Asaph, the writer of this Psalm, is a firm believer. He is not writing as someone who is hostile to the Lord or an agnostic. He knows all the history of what God has done for Israel. And He believes it.
Through the Psalms, we learn about the importance of prayer and the acknowledgment of pain, as well as the power of praise and fulfillment of prophecy. This book has been designed as a prayer book for God's people as they wait for the arrival of the Messiah and the fulfillment of God's promises.
The destruction of those who hate God will be swift and complete. Those who are arrogant and wicked, yet manage to be rich, live in a dream world. That "dream" state applies in two ways: their lives seem blissful, like a good dream, but they are also just as illusory as a dream.
Verse 26. My flesh and my heart faileth. They had failed him already, and he had almost fallen; they would fail him in the hour of death, and, if he relied upon them, they would fail him at once. But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
The Lord means for us to guard our hearts by filtering our emotions, desires, thoughts, and responses through his Word. He is the watchman that protects our souls.
The God of peace desires to guard our hearts and minds with His peace. That is why David asked God to search him and know his heart; test him and know his anxious thoughts and see if there was any offensive way in him (Psalm 139:23-24). Anxiety is offensive to God because it communicates a lack of trust in Him.
Human beings are fallible. The premise of this psalm is that Asaph wrongly became bitter and unhappy when he could not understand God's ways (Psalm 73:2–3, 21–22). After resolving his unhappiness (Psalm 73:15–18), he declares God as the most important aspect of his life.
Verse Psalms 73:27. They that are far from thee shall perish — The term perish is generally used to signify a coming to nothing, being annihilated; and by some it is thus applied to the finally impenitent, they shall all be annihilated.
Psalm 8. “In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.” Fall asleep to the comforting promise of Psalm 8, as you name and lay your worries down at God's feet—one by one. Hand your stress over to Jesus tonight, as he instructs us to, and meditate on this good night Bible verse.
“The Lord will fight for you…” The Bible gives us the clear message that God not only goes to battle on our behalf, but He conquers the enemy. Sometimes He performs visible miracles, like parting the Red Sea before the Hebrews, then bringing the water down to swallow up the Egyptian army.
To me, it means coming before Jesus in awe and reverence, despite of what people may think of you. It's being willing to say, “I was wrong”. It's the positioning of your heart to be open to His Word. It's taking the focus off of yourself and focusing on what really matters – God!
Empathy, compassion, physical pain, attachment pain, and moral and sentimental emotions can trigger these tears. They communicate your emotions to others. Emotional tears make you feel more vulnerable, which could improve your relationships.
Our ability to express our emotions with tears is a gift, and God keeps track of each tear we cry. Psalm 56:8 says, “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book” (nlt).
Dear God, I come before You to lay my panic and anxiety at Your feet. When I'm crushed by my fears and worries, remind me of Your power and Your grace. Fill me with Your peace as I trust in You and You alone.
It has been categorized as one of the Wisdom Psalms", but some writers are hesitant about using this description because of its "strongly personal tone" and the references in the psalm to the temple (verses 10, his people return here, and 17, the sanctuary of God).