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Psalm 73

Psa. 73:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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When I thought
chashab (Hebrew #2803)
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
KJV usage: (make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.
Pronounce: khaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
to know
yada` (Hebrew #3045)
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow)
KJV usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.
Pronounce: yaw-dah'
Origin: a primitive root
this, it was δtoo painful
`amal (Hebrew #5999)
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
KJV usage: grievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.
Pronounce: aw-mawl'
Origin: from 5998
for me
`ayin (Hebrew #5869)
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
KJV usage: affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).
Pronounce: ah'-yin
Origin: probably a primitive word
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labor in mine eyes.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 36:6• 6Thy righteousness is like the high mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: thou, Jehovah, preservest man and beast. (Psa. 36:6)
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Psa. 77:19• 19Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths are in the great waters; and thy footsteps are not known. (Psa. 77:19)
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Psa. 97:2• 2Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne. (Psa. 97:2)
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Prov. 30:2‑3• 2Truly *I* am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
 3I have neither learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy. (Prov. 30:2‑3)
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Eccl. 8:17• 17then I saw that all is the work of God, and that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however man may labour to seek it out, yet doth he not find it; and even, if a wiseman think to know it, he shall not be able to find it out. (Eccl. 8:17)
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Rom. 11:33• 33O depth of riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways! (Rom. 11:33)
too painful for me.
Heb. labour in mine eyes.
Psa. 39:6• 6Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. (Psa. 39:6)
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Luke 18:32‑34• 32for he shall be delivered up to the nations, and shall be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon.
 33And when they have scourged him they will kill him; and on the third day he will rise again.
 34And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said. (Luke 18:32‑34)
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John 16:18‑19• 18They said therefore, What is this which he says of the little while? We do not know of what he speaks.
 19Jesus knew therefore that they desired to demand of him, and said to them, Do ye inquire of this among yourselves that I said, A little while and ye do not behold me; and again a little while and ye shall see me? (John 16:18‑19)
• To answer these unbelieving questions was a grievous task to the godly man. (“Psalms 73” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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When I thought to be able to know this, it was a grievous taskf in mine eyes;

JND Translation Notes

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"Labour," "trouble." "hardships," ver. 5.