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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 showest thyself pure,{HR}And with the perverse thou showest thyself perverse. (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.{HR}God (El), Elohim-Jehovah, hath spoken{HR}And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto its setting. (Psa. 50:1)

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Psa. 74:1• ¹An instruction; of Asaph.{HR}Why, O God, hast thou cast off forever?{HR}Smoketh thy wrath against the sheep of thy pasture? (Psa. 74:1)

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Psa. 83:1• ¹A song, a psalm of Asaph.{HR}O God, keep not silence;{HR}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• ³⁹{i}And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand: Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,{/i} (1 Chron. 6:39)

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

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

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1 Chron. 25:1‑6• ¹Moreover, David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
²{i}of 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.{/i}
³{i}Of 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.{/i}
⁴{i}Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth:{/i}
⁵{i}all 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.{/i}
⁶{i}All 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.{/i} (1 Chron. 25:1‑6)

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

Truly.

or, Yet.

Psa. 2:6• ⁶"Yet have I anointed my king upon Zion{HR}The mountain of my holiness." (Psa. 2:6)

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Psa. 42:11• ¹¹Why art thou cast down,{HR}[O] my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me?{HR}Wait thou for God, for I shall yet praise him,{HR}The help of my countenance and my God. (Psa. 42:11)

God.

Psa. 73:18‑28• ¹⁸Truly thou settest them in slippery places,{HR}Thou hast caused them to fall into ruins.
¹⁹How are they a desolation in a moment!{HR}They have passed, consumed with terrors.
²⁰As a dream on awaking, so, O Lord (Adonai),{HR}In arising, wilt thou despise their image.
²¹For my heart was in a ferment,{HR}And I was pricked in my reins;
²²And I [was] brutish and knew nothing:{HR}A beast I was with thee.
²³Yet I [am] continually with thee:{HR}Thou hast holden my right hand.
²⁴By thy counsel thou wilt guide me,{HR}And after glory wilt receive me.
²⁵Whom have I in the heavens?{HR}And beside thee none I desire upon the earth.
²⁶My flesh and my heart faileth;{HR}Rock of my heart and my portion [is] God forever.
²⁷For, behold, those far from me shall perish;{HR}Thou hast destroyed everyone whoring from thee.
²⁸And as for me [it is] good to draw near to God:{HR}I have made Adonai Jehovah my refuge to declare all thy works. (Psa. 73:18‑28)

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Psa. 84:11• ¹¹For a sun and a shield [is] Jehovah God;{HR}Grace and glory will Jehovah give,{HR}No good thing will he withhold from those 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 on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses.
⁸And he said, Surely they [are] 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• ³²{i}Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.{/i} (Luke 12:32)

to such.

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

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Rom. 2:28‑29• ²⁸For he that is outwardly a Jew is not [one], nor [is] that which is outward in flesh circumcision,
²⁹but he that [is so] hiddenly [is] a Jew, and circumcision of heart in spirit, not in letter, the praise of whom [is] not of men but of God. (Rom. 2:28‑29)

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Rom. 4:16• ¹⁶On this account [it is] of faith that [it might be] according to grace, in order to the promise being sure to all the seed, not only to that which [is] of the law, but also to that 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 that the word of God hath failed; for not all those that are of Israel [are] Israel;
⁷nor because they are Abraham's seed, [are] they 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 for me a pure heart, O God,{HR}And a steadfast spirit renew within me. (Psa. 51:10)

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Jer. 4:14• ¹⁴O Jerusalem, wash thine heart 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 by works in righteousness which we ourselves did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit, (Titus 3:5)

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James 4:8• ⁸Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse hands, sinners, and purify 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. (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Aa psalm of Asaph.{HR}Truly God [is] good to Israel,{HR}To the pure of heart.

WK Translation Notes

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The third book is externally marked by but one Davidic psalm, all the rest being attributed to other inspired writers; internally it is of a larger character as compared with Books 1 and 2. There the Jews proper were before us in sufferings or anticipated glory: the first as still having access to the sanctuary in Jerusalem; the second as fled from it on the setting up of the abomination of desolation. Thus the prophetic spirit is fully maintained. The Third Book manifests the larger sphere of Israel, and accordingly looks at the Gentiles in a more extensive way, as envious and hostile to the people and the land because of the divine favour shown. A remnant of Ephraim are in the land, but the great national foe, the Assyrian, is yet in power and antagonism; and Messiah personally is not prominent as in both the books before. But the name of Jehovah rises increasingly for their hearts, at the close fully.