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Psalm 73 Bible in Basic English
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 A Psalm. Of Asaph. Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.
1 Salmo de Asaph. CIERTAMENTE bueno es Dios á Israel, á los limpios de corazón.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;
2 Mas yo, casi se deslizaron mis pies; por poco resbalaron mis pasos.
3 Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
3 Porque tuve envidia de los insensatos, viendo la prosperidad de los impíos.
4 For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.
4 Porque no hay ataduras para su muerte; antes su fortaleza está entera.
5 They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men.
5 No están ellos en el trabajo humano; ni son azotados con [los otros] hombres.
6 For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.
6 Por tanto soberbia los corona: cúbrense de vestido de violencia.
7 Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.
7 Sus ojos están salidos de gruesos: logran con creces los antojos del corazón.
8 Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.
8 Soltáronse, y hablan con maldad de [hacer] violencia; hablan con altanería.
9 Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.
9 Ponen en el cielo su boca, y su lengua pasea la tierra.
10 For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.
10 Por eso su pueblo vuelve aquí, y aguas de lleno les son exprimidas.
11 And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?
11 Y dicen: ¿Cómo sabe Dios? ¿y hay conocimiento en lo alto?
12 Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.
12 He aquí estos impíos, sin ser turbados del mundo, alcanzaron riquezas.
13 As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;
13 Verdaderamente en vano he limpiado mi corazón, y lavado mis manos en inocencia;
14 For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment.
14 Pues he sido azotado todo el día, [y empezaba] mi castigo por las mañanas.
15 If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.
15 Si dijera yo, Discurriré de esa suerte; he aquí habría negado la nación de tus hijos:
16 When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes;
16 Pensaré pues para saber esto: es á mis ojos [duro] trabajo,
17 Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.
17 Hasta que venido al santuario de Dios, entenderé la postrimería de ellos.
18 You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.
18 Ciertamente los has puesto en deslizaderos; en asolamientos los harás caer.
19 How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.
19 ¡Cómo han sido asolados! ¡cuán en un punto! Acabáronse, fenecieron con turbaciones.
20 As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.
20 Como sueño del que despierta, así, Señor, cuando despertares, menospreciarás sus apariencias.
21 My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief:
21 Desazonóse á la verdad mi corazón, y en mis riñones sentía punzadas.
22 As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.
22 Mas yo era ignorante, y no entendía: era como una bestia acerca de ti.
23 But still I am ever with you; you have taken me by my right hand.
23 Con todo, yo siempre estuve contigo: trabaste de mi mano derecha.
24 Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.
24 Hasme guiado según tu consejo, y después me recibirás en gloria.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
25 ¿A quién tengo yo en los cielos? Y fuera de ti nada deseo en la tierra.
26 My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.
26 Mi carne y mi corazón desfallecen: [mas] la roca de mi corazón y mi porción es Dios para siempre.
27 For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you.
27 Porque he aquí, los que se alejan de ti perecerán: tú cortarás á todo aquel que fornicando, de ti [se aparta].
28 But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.
28 Y en cuanto á mí, el acercarme á Dios es el bien: he puesto en el Señor Jehová mi esperanza, para contar todas tus obras.
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 5:8; Psalm 51:10; Psalm 84:11; Luke 12:32; James 4:8
- 2 Psalm 94:18; 1 Samuel 2:9; Psalm 116:8; Psalm 38:16; Psalm 17:5
- 3 Job 21:7; Jeremiah 12:1; Psalm 37:7; Proverbs 23:17; Psalm 37:1
- 4 Job 21:23–24; Ecclesiastes 2:16; Luke 16:22; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Psalm 17:14
- 5 Psalm 73:12; Job 21:9; Revelation 3:19; Jeremiah 12:1–2; Job 21:6
- 6 Psalm 109:18; 1 Peter 5:5; Daniel 4:30; Proverbs 1:9; Judges 8:26
- 7 Job 15:27; Jeremiah 5:28; Psalm 17:10; Psalm 73:12; 1 Samuel 25:36
- 8 Jude 16; Psalm 17:10; Psalm 10:2; 2 Peter 2:18; Proverbs 30:13–14
- 9 Revelation 13:6; James 3:6; Exodus 5:2; Daniel 7:25; 2 Chronicles 32:15
- 10 Psalm 75:8
- 11 Hosea 7:2; Zephaniah 1:12; Psalm 94:7; Psalm 139:1–6; Psalm 44:21
- 12 Psalm 52:7; Hosea 12:7–8; Jeremiah 5:28; James 5:1–3; Psalm 17:14
- 13 Psalm 26:6; Job 21:15; Job 34:9; James 4:8; Malachi 3:14
- 14 Hebrews 12:5; Psalm 94:12; Amos 3:2; Jeremiah 15:18; Job 7:3–4
- 15 Matthew 18:6–7; Romans 14:21; Psalm 24:6; Romans 14:15; Malachi 2:8
- 16 Ecclesiastes 8:17; John 16:18–19; Proverbs 30:2–3; Romans 11:33; Psalm 97:2
- 17 Psalm 77:13; Luke 12:20; Ecclesiastes 8:12–13; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 63:2
- 18 Jeremiah 23:12; Psalm 35:6; Deuteronomy 32:35; Psalm 55:23; 2 Thessalonians 1:9
- 19 Isaiah 47:11; Proverbs 28:1; Daniel 5:6; Revelation 18:10; Job 20:5
- 20 Job 20:8; Psalm 78:65; Psalm 90:5; Psalm 39:6; Isaiah 29:7–8
- 21 Psalm 73:3; Psalm 37:7; Lamentations 3:13; Job 16:13; Psalm 37:1
- 22 Ecclesiastes 3:18; Psalm 92:6; Isaiah 1:3; Psalm 49:10; Psalm 32:9
- 23 Isaiah 41:13; Psalm 63:8; Matthew 28:20; Psalm 16:8; Hebrews 13:5
- 24 Psalm 32:8; Isaiah 58:11; Proverbs 3:5–6; Isaiah 48:17; Psalm 48:14
- 25 Philippians 3:8; Psalm 16:2; Psalm 63:3; Psalm 16:5; Isaiah 26:8–9
- 26 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Isaiah 40:29–31; Psalm 138:3; Psalm 18:2; 2 Corinthians 4:8–10
- 27 James 4:4; Psalm 119:155; Exodus 34:15; Numbers 15:39; Psalm 106:39
- 28 James 4:8; Psalm 40:5; Hebrews 10:19–22; Lamentations 3:25–26; Psalm 65:4
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
indeed this Psalm's title is fore-noted: but things are spoken of therein which could not apply to that Salomon king of Israel after the flesh, according to those things which holy Scripture speaketh concerning him: but they can most pertinently apply to the Lord Christ.
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)