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Psalm 73

Psa. 73:28 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
'aniy (Hebrew #589)
I
KJV usage: I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, X which, X who.
Pronounce: an-ee'
Origin: contracted from 595
it is good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
for me to draw near
qrabah (Hebrew #7132)
approach
KJV usage: approaching, draw near.
Pronounce: ker-aw-baw'
Origin: from 7126
to God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
: I have put
shiyth (Hebrew #7896)
to place (in a very wide application)
KJV usage: apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, X look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, X take.
Pronounce: sheeth
Origin: a primitive root
my trust
machaceh (Hebrew #4268)
from 2620; a shelter (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
Pronounce: makh-as-eh'
Origin: or machceh {makh-seh'}
in the Lord
'Adonay (Hebrew #136)
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
KJV usage: (my) Lord.
Pronounce: ad-o-noy'
Origin: am emphatic form of 113
God
Yhovih (Hebrew #3069)
a variation of 3068 (used after 136, and pronounced by Jews as 430, in order to prevent the repetition of the same sound, since they elsewhere pronounce 3068 as 136)
KJV usage: God.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vee'
, that I may declare
caphar (Hebrew #5608)
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
KJV usage: commune, (ac-)count; declare, number, + penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
Pronounce: saw-far'
Origin: a primitive root
all thy works
mla'kah (Hebrew #4399)
properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
KJV usage: business, + cattle, + industrious, occupation, (+ -pied), + officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).
Pronounce: mel-aw-kaw'
Origin: from the same as 4397
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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 65:4• 4Blessed [is he whom] thou wilt choose and bring near:{HR}He shall dwell in thy courts.{HR}We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,{HR}The holy [place] of thy temple. (Psa. 65:4)
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Psa. 84:10• 10For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand:{HR}I had rather be at the threshold in the house of my God{HR}Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psa. 84:10)
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Psa. 116:7• 7Return to thy rest, O my soul;{HR}For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee. (Psa. 116:7)
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Lam. 3:25‑26• 25Jehovah is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
 26It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah. (Lam. 3:25‑26)
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Luke 15:17‑20• 17And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread and I perish here by famine.
 18I will rise up and go to my father, and I will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee;
 19I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
 20And he arose and came unto his father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck and covered him with kisses. (Luke 15:17‑20)
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Heb. 10:19‑22• 19Having therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holies by the blood of Jesus,
 20a new and living way which he inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, his flesh,
 21and [having] a great priest over the house of God,
 22let us approach with true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from a wicked conscience, and our body washed with pure water. (Heb. 10:19‑22)
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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)
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1 Peter 3:18• 18Because even Christ once suffered for sins, just for unjust, that he might bring us to God, put to death indeed in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit, (1 Peter 3:18)
that I may.
Psa. 66:16• 16Come, hear, all ye that fear God,{HR}And I will tell you what he hath done for my soul. (Psa. 66:16)
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Psa. 71:17,24• 17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth,{HR}And hitherto do I show thy wondrous works.
 24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day;{HR}For they shall be ashamed,{HR}For they shall be confounded,{HR}That seek evil to me. (Psa. 71:17,24)
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Psa. 107:22• 22And let them sacrifice sacrifices of praise{HR}And declare his works with singing. (Psa. 107:22)
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Psa. 118:17• 17I shall not die but live{HR}And declare the works of Jah. (Psa. 118:17)
The LXX., Vulgate, Arabic, and Ethiopic, add "in the gates of the daughter of Zion;" which makes a better conclusion; but it is not acknowledged by any MS. yet collated.
• This leads to a sweet and earnest conclusion. It is good for me to draw near to God. There we learn truth; there we find comfort. He has put his trust in the Lord Jehovah, in One, sovereign in power, abiding and faithful in promise. He who does will surely have to declare all His wondrous works. He will be in the place to see and experience them, have the heart to notice and understand them, the joy of testifying the faithfulness of One the heart has trusted. In verse 20 we have only sovereign power; in the last verse, covenant faithfulness also. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 64-77” by J.N. Darby)
• Those who draw near to God will surely find that God is good to Israel (vs. 1). (“Psalm 73” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But 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 worksa.

JND Translation Notes

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"Things made," "wrought," as Gen. 2.2.

W. Kelly Translation

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And as for me [it is] good to draw near to God:{HR}I have made Adonai Jehovah my refuge to declare all thy works.