Psalms 73:17

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
went	אָ֭בוֹא 'A.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
sanctuary	מִקְדְּשֵׁי mik.de.shei-	H4720	a consecrated thing or place · noun, common masculine plural construct
God	אֵ֑ל 'El	H410	strength · noun, common masculine singular absolute
understood	אָ֝בִ֗ינָה 'a.Vi.nah	H995	to separate mentally (or distinguish) · verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
end	לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם le.'a.cha.ri.Tam	H319	the last or end · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Psalms 77:13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?
Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Psalms 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold t…
Ecclesiastes 8:12-13 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which…
Psalms 37:37-38 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psalms 63:2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psalms 119:24 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.
Job 27:8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:15-20

We have seen what a strong temptation the psalmist was in to envy prospering profaneness; now here we are told how he kept his footing and got the victory. I. He kept up a respect for God's people, and with that he restrained himself from speaking what he had thought amiss, Psa 73:15. He got the victory by degrees, and this was the first point he gained; he was ready to say, Verily, I have cleansed my heart in vain, and thought he had reason to say it, but he kept his mouth with this consideration, "If I say, I will speak thus, behold, I should myself revolt and apostatize from, and so give the greatest offence imaginable to, the generation of thy children." Observe here, 1. Though he though…

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John Gill on Psalms 73:17

Until I went into the sanctuary of God,.... The tabernacle or house of God, where the Word of God was read and explained, prayer was made, and sacrifices offered up, and where fellowship was had with the saints, and communion with God himself; which for one hour or moment is preferable to all the prosperity of the wicked, during their whole life. This shows that though the psalmist was beset with the temptation, yet not overcome; it did not so far prevail as to cause him to neglect public worship, and relinquish the house of God, and the ordinances of it; and it is right, under temptations, doubts, and difficulties, to attend the public ministrations, which is the way and means to have relie…

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John Calvin on Psalms 73:15-17

Psalm 73:15-17 15. If I should say, I will speak thus, Behold! the generation of thy children: I have transgressed. [185] 16. Although I applied my mind to know this, it was a trouble [or, a painful thing] in my sight; 17. Until I entered into the sanctuaries of God, and understood [186] their latter end. 15. If I should say, I will speak thus. David, perceiving the sinfulness of the thoughts with which he was tempted, puts a bridle upon himself, and reproves his inconstancy in allowing his mind to entertain doubts on such a subject. We can be at no loss in discovering his meaning; but there is some difficulty or obscurity in the words. The last Hebrew verb in the verse, vgd, bagad, signif…

The Church Fathers

...And he hath done this; for he saith how long labour is before him; "until I enter into the sanctuary of God, and understand upon the last things" (ver. 17). A great thing it is, brethren: now for a long time I labour, he saith, and before my face I see a sort of insuperable labour, to know in what manner both God is just, and doth care for things human, and is not unjust because men sinning and doing wicked actions have happiness on this earth; but the godly and men serving God are wasted ofttimes in trials and in labours; a great difficulty it is to know this, but only "until I enter into the Sanctuary of God." For in the Sanctuary what is presented to thee, in order that thou mayest solve this question? "And I understand," he saith, "upon the last things:" not present things. I, he saith, from the Sanctuary of God stretch out mine eye unto the end, I pass over present things. All that which is called the human race, all that mass of mortality is to come to the balance, is to come to the scale, thereon will be weighed the works of men. All things now a cloud doth enfold: but to God are known the merits of each severally. "And I understand," he saith, "upon the last things:" but not of myself; for before me there is labour. Whence "may I understand upon the last things"? Let me enter into the Sanctuary of God. In that place then he understood also the reason why these men now are happy.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 73

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Dictionary and topics

Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Blindness · 21:14;22:13,14; — 21:14;22:13,14;
Doubting · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Envy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Happiness · .Saints often permitted to see the end of — .Saints often permitted to see the end of
Happiness Of The Wicked, The · Saints often permitted to see the end of — Saints often permitted to see the end of
Integrity · 16:19,20; — 16:19,20;
Meditation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Murmuring · AGAINST GO — AGAINST GO
Punishment Of The Wicked, The · In this life by: Put in slippery places — In this life by: Put in slippery places
Rich, The · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Righteousness Of God, The · Saints: Acknowledge, though the wicked prosper — Saints: Acknowledge, though the wicked prosper

Psalms 73:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:15-20

John Gill on Psalms 73:17

John Calvin on Psalms 73:15-17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 73:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:15-20

John Gill on Psalms 73:17

John Calvin on Psalms 73:15-17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 73:15-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 73:17-20

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 73:17