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Text -- Psalms 73:1-12 (NET)
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Strongs On/Off
Context
Book 3
(Psalms 73-89)
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Asaph |
Psalms |
PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF |
GOD, 2 |
JOB, BOOK OF |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
RETRIBUTION |
PSYCHOLOGY |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
HEZEKIAH (2) |
Wicked |
Manaen |
AFFLICTION |
Worldliness |
Temptation |
Integrity |
Blindness |
Rich, The |
God |
Pride |
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NET Notes: Psa 73:2 My feet almost slid out from under me. The language is metaphorical. As the following context makes clear, the psalmist almost “slipped” i...
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NET Notes: Psa 73:4 Or “fat.” The MT of v. 4 reads as follows: “for there are no pains at their death, and fat [is] their body.” Since a reference...
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NET Notes: Psa 73:5 Heb “in the trouble of man they are not, and with mankind they are not afflicted.”
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NET Notes: Psa 73:6 Heb “a garment of violence covers them.” The metaphor suggests that violence is habitual for the wicked. They “wear” it like c...
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NET Notes: Psa 73:7 Heb “the thoughts of [their] heart [i.e., mind] cross over” (i.e., violate God’s moral boundary, see Ps 17:3).
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NET Notes: Psa 73:8 Heb “oppression from an elevated place they speak.” The traditional accentuation of the MT places “oppression” with the preced...
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NET Notes: Psa 73:9 Heb “they set in heaven their mouth, and their tongue walks through the earth.” The meaning of the text is uncertain. Perhaps the idea is ...
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NET Notes: Psa 73:10 Heb “therefore his people return [so Qere (marginal reading); Kethib (consonantal text) has “he brings back”] to here, and waters of...
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NET Notes: Psa 73:11 Heb “How does God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?” They appear to be practical atheists, who acknowledge God’s existenc...
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