So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
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
So foolish was I. He, though a saint of God, had acted as if he had been one of the fools whom God abhorreth. Had he not even envied them?—and what is that but to aspire to be like them? The wisest of men have enough folly in them to ruin them unless grace prevents. And ignorant.
Stumbling without falling teaches you to take longer steps forward. God would never permit temptation unless His grace were enough not merely to save us from harm, but to make us gain by it. Even this shall work for good.
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Commenting on Psalm 73:21-28