But it is good for me to draw near to God,.... In prayer, and other acts of religious worship; to attend the word and ordinances in the sanctuary, where the psalmist had lately been delivered out of a sore temptation, and so had a recent experience, which was fresh in his mind, of the advantages of such exercises; for it is both an honourable good, what is becoming and commendable, and a pleasant good, what yields delight and satisfaction, and a profitable good, to draw nigh to God by Christ, the new and living way, assisted by the Holy Spirit; which, when done aright, is with faith, sincerity, reverence, and a holy boldness:I have put my trust in the Lord God; as the rock of his refuge and salvation, as his portion and inheritance:that I may declare all thy works; of providence and grace, by proclaiming the wisdom, power, goodness, and faithfulness of God in them; by giving him the glory of them, and by expressing thankfulness for them, both by words and deeds.
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Psalms 73:28
Psalms 73:28
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the titles of them. If he was the penman of them (as many think), we
rightly call them psalms of Asaph. If he was only the chief musician,…Psalms 73 — OverviewPsalms 73 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 73:1, The prophet, prevailing in a temptation, Psalms 73:2, shews the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked; Psalms 73:13, the wound given thereby, diffidence; Psalms 73:15, the victory over it,…Psalms 73 — OverviewPsalms 73 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePsalm of Asaph. It seems by the title that Asaph was the penman of this psalm, as it is certain that he was a composer of psalms and hymns; see 2Ch 29:30, though it may be rendered, "a psalm for Asaph", or "unto Asaph"…Psalms 73:1-28Psalms 73:1-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THIS is the first of the "Psalms of Asaph," whereof the present book contains eleven. They are characterized by a preponderating use of the name "Elohim" over that of" Jehovah," by a great calmness and…Psalms 73:1-28Psalms 73:1-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe grievous conflict of the flesh and the Spirit, and the glorious conquest of the Spirit at the last.
I. THE BEGINNING OF THE PSALM. In this he ingeniously pointeth at those rocks against which he was like to have…Psalms 73:1-28Psalms 73:1-28 · The Pulpit CommentaryAsaph's trial and deliverance.
Asaph was greatly tempted, as this psalm plainly shows. It does not matter whether he speaks of himself or, as is likely, of some other servant of God. Consider—
I. HIS TEMPTATION.
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