But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.
Errors of heart and head soon affect the conduct, and there is an intimate connection between them. When men doubt the righteousness of God, their own integrity begins to waver, and Asaph's feet gave way beneath him like a falling wall. How ought we to watch the inner man, since it has such forcible effect upon the outward character.
AI summary
God appears angry with the godly, but in reality He is kindly disposed towards them, though He send affliction upon affliction. The true Israel, limited to the pure in heart, have a good and loving God who is pure love, nothing but love, this alone confirms the poet as he passes through the conflict of temptation.
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Commenting on Psalm 73:1-2
The psalmist battles carnal reason itself, contending against what the eye sees: the wicked gorged in wealth and pleasure while mocking God, and the righteous crushed under troubles. He nearly cast off all care for religion at this sight. But he reproves his own rashness in judging from the present state alone, and learns that when God's providence runs its course as He has determined in secret counsel, the righteous will not be cheated of their reward, nor the wicked escape the judge.
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Commenting on Psalm 73:1-28