Psalm 73:14

Translations

Modern

For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

Traditional

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

Literal

For I have been stricken all the day, and chastened in the morning.

Latin

…et fui flagellatus tota die, et castigatio mea in matutinis.

Original

Hebrew

English

For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

Notes

Psalms 73:13–14

These rhetorical questions expect a discouraging “yes” as an answer. The psalmist wonders if godliness has become a meaningless ritual (see Malachi 3:14–15).
my heart: This refers to his whole being.
The psalmist’s pain comes from discipline and rebuke (Psalm 39:11; Proverbs 1:23, 25; 12:1).

Psalms 73:13–17

When the psalmist sees the effect of his discouragement and doubt, he turns to the Lord and gains new understanding.

Psalms 73:1–28

This wisdom psalm looks at the injustice of the prosperity of the wicked. The psalmist states that God is good to the godly, but his own experience is different (Psalm 73:2–12).

Almost overwhelmed by doubt (Psalm 73:13–16), the psalmist meets the Lord in the sanctuary. This meeting gives him a broader view and renews his trust in God (Psalm 73:17–26). His troubling doubts lead to a stronger desire for truth. He knows he can trust God and that God will save him (Psalm 73:27–28).

Psalms 73:1–75:10

The seeming success of the wicked (Psalm 73) and God's apparent rejection of his people (Psalm 74) raise questions about his justice. God rules the entire world and decides when to judge (Psalm 75).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints Material Reward Questions and Doubt Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Hebrews 12:5
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
Psalm 94:12
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
1 Peter 1:6
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
Amos 3:2
“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
Psalm 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me—water that is not there.
Job 7:3–4
So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed to me.
Job 7:18
…that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment?
Job 10:3
Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
Job 10:17
You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.

Glossary

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Topics

Blindness: Spiritual Chastisement: from God Doubting: General Scriptures Concerning God: Providence of, Mysterious and Misinterpreted Integrity: General Scriptures Concerning Meditation: General Scriptures Concerning Murmuring: Against God Temptation: Resistance To The Punishment of the Wicked in This Life by Put in Slippery Places The Rich: General Scriptures Concerning The Righteousness of God: Saints: Acknowledge, Though the Wicked Prosper Wicked (People): Contrasted with Righteous People Wicked (People): Prosperity of Wicked (People): Punishment of Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning

Psalm 73:14

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