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A Bitter Cup of Sorrow
Most commentators agree this verse describes the painful experience of God's people. As they observe the prosperity of the wicked, they are forced to drink a "full cup" of sorrow and affliction. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Spurgeon explain this cup is a metaphor for the bitter tears, deep confusion, and painful trials the righteous endure while the ungodly seem to live with ease.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 73:10
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore his people — These are those who truly love God, the pious in the earth.
Return hither — This mean…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 73:10
19th Century
Bishop
Therefore. —The Prayer Book version has undoubtedly caught the meaning here. It plainly describes the popularity gained (the sures…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 73:10–11
19th Century
Preacher
Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. And they say, "How doth God know? and is there knowledge in…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 73:10
16th Century
Theologian
On this account his people will return hither. Commentators wrest this sentence into a variety of meanings. In the first place, as the rel…
John Gill
On Psalms 73:10
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore his people return hither
Either the true people of God, and so the Targum, the people of the Lord, and who…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 73:1–14
17th Century
Minister
The psalmist was strongly tempted to envy the prosperity of the wicked; a common temptation, which has tested the graces of many saints. But he lay…