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The Pain of Spiritual Envy
Commentators explain that the psalmist uses intensely physical language to describe his spiritual crisis. His soul was "soured" or "embittered," and his heart felt "pricked" or "pierced" as if by a sword. This wasn't a minor doubt but a deep, painful state caused by envying the wicked and questioning God's fairness.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 73:21
18th Century
Theologian
Thus my heart was grieved - literally, and more expressively, “was soured.” The meaning is, that his heart was grieved, pained, dis…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 73:21
19th Century
Bishop
Grieved. —Literally, grew sour; or, as we say, “was soured.”
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 73:19–22
19th Century
Preacher
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awakes, so, O Lord, when you …
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John Calvin
On Psalms 73:21
16th Century
Theologian
For my heart was in a ferment. The Psalmist again returns to the confession he had previously made, acknowledging that while he felt his h…
John Gill
On Psalms 73:21
17th Century
Pastor
Thus my heart was grieved
Not with his own sins, nor with the sins of the wicked, but at their prosperity; for this …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 73:21–28
17th Century
Minister
God would not allow His people to be tempted if His grace were not sufficient, not only to save them from harm but also to make them gain from it. …