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Psa. 73:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Psalm σof Asaph.>> τTruly God is good to Israel, even to such as are φof a clean heart.

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or, for.

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or, Yet.

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clean of heart,

Psa. 18:26• ²⁶With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary. (Psa. 18:26)

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Matt. 5:8• ⁸Blessed the pure in heart, for *they* shall see God. (Matt. 5:8)

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1: The prophet, prevailing in a temptation,

2-12: shews the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked;

13-14: the wound given thereby, diffidence;

15-28: the victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose, in destroying the wicked, and sustaining the righteous.

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of.

or, for.

Psa. 50:1• ¹A Psalm. Of Asaph. *God, Elohim-Jehovah, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. (Psa. 50:1)

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Psa. 74:1• ¹An instruction: of Asaph. Why, O God, hast thou cast off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? (Psa. 74:1)

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Psa. 83:1• ¹A Song; a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O *God: (Psa. 83:1)

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Psa. 83• (Psa. 83)

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1 Chron. 6:39• ³⁹And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand: Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, (1 Chron. 6:39)

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1 Chron. 15:17• ¹⁷And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; (1 Chron. 15:17)

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1 Chron. 16:7,37• ⁷Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to give thanks to Jehovah through Asaph and his brethren.
³⁷And he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to do the service before the ark continually, as every day's duty required; (1 Chron. 16:7,37)

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1 Chron. 25:1‑6• ¹And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:
²of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king.
³Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, and Shimei six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.
⁴Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth:
⁵all these were sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his power; and God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
⁶All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king. (1 Chron. 25:1‑6)

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2 Chron. 29:30• ³⁰And king Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise to Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and bowed their heads and worshipped. (2 Chron. 29:30)

Truly.

or, Yet.

Psa. 2:6• ⁶And *I* have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness. (Psa. 2:6)

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Psa. 42:11• ¹¹Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. (Psa. 42:11)

God.

Psa. 73:18‑28• ¹⁸Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.
¹⁹How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.
²⁰As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image.
²¹When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,
²²Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was as a beast with thee.
²³Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand;
²⁴Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me.
²⁵Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.
²⁶My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
²⁷For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.
²⁸But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works. (Psa. 73:18‑28)

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Psa. 84:11• ¹¹For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)

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Isa. 63:7‑9• ⁷I will record the loving-kindnesses of Jehovah, the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed upon us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel which he hath bestowed upon them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses.
⁸And he said, They are indeed my people, children that will not lie; and he became their Saviour.
⁹In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them and carried them all the days of old. (Isa. 63:7‑9)

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Luke 12:32• ³²Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32)

to such.

John 1:47• ⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile. (John 1:47)

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Rom. 2:28‑29• ²⁸For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh;
²⁹but he is a Jew who is so inwardly; and circumcision, of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. (Rom. 2:28‑29)

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Rom. 4:16• ¹⁶Therefore it is on the principle of faith, that it might be according to grace, in order to the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of Abraham's faith, who is father of us all, (Rom. 4:16)

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Rom. 9:6‑7• ⁶Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all are Israel which are of Israel;
⁷nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee. (Rom. 9:6‑7)

of a clean heart.

Heb. clean of heart.

Psa. 51:10• ¹⁰Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psa. 51:10)

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Jer. 4:14• ¹⁴Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? (Jer. 4:14)

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Matt. 5:8• ⁸Blessed the pure in heart, for *they* shall see God. (Matt. 5:8)

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Titus 3:5• ⁵not on the principle of works which have been done in righteousness which *we* had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, (Titus 3:5)

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James 4:8• ⁸Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded. (James 4:8)

• Begin Book 3 of the Psalms. First part of the Indignation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• The great theme of the psalm is stated in the first verse, “Truly God is good to Israel”―the true Israel― “even to such as are of a clean heart.” Circumstances may seem to deny this great truth, therefore the conviction is only reached through painful experience. (“Psalms 73” by H. Smith)

• In the third book (Ps 73-89) things sink to their lowest point. To add to the godly remnant’s sorrow of rejection by both their brethren and Gentiles, terror strikes through them as they see the King of the North’s armies desolating the land (Dan. 11:40-42). This will be used of God to bring them to the bottom; to deep repentance (Joel 2:12-17) which will lead to confession of blood-guiltiness in the crucifixion of Christ at His coming. The key to the third book of the Psalms is Isaiah 18. That is, the Jews having been gathered back into their land are attacked by a northern army. (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

• The prayers in the second book are primarily to God for the destruction of Antichrist and his wicked followers. The prayers in the third book are to God for the destruction of the northern invaders and for the restoration of the nation. (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

• The godly Jewish remnant are perplexed as they look on their apostate brethren living in wickedness in the land with all the wealth they have amassed to themselves (Isa. 2:7-8) during the period of their dispersion. Having returned to the land of Israel (vs. 10) in the tribulation, they live in open apostasy having no regard for God (vs. 1-12). (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart.