Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand." — Psalms 73:23 (ASV)
Nevertheless, I am continually with thee — I am kept by You in the land of the living; I am permitted to abide in Your presence; I am allowed to hope in Your mercy. Notwithstanding my low and unworthy views, notwithstanding my doubts about the justice of the divine administration, notwithstanding my envy at the prosperity of the wicked, and my spirit of complaining against God, I am not driven away from God; I am not banished from His presence or cut off from His favor. Well may we marvel when we reflect on our thoughts about God, that He has not risen in His anger and banished us from His presence forever and ever.
Thou hast holden me by my right hand — You have not left me. You have stretched out Your hand to keep me. You have been to me as a Protector and Friend. You have not been angry at my unkind and ungrateful thoughts; You have not banished me eternally from Your presence.