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Psa. 73:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Psalm σof Asaph.>> τTruly God is good to Israel, even to such as are φof a clean heart.

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or, for.

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or, Yet.

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clean of heart,

Psa. 18:26• ²⁶With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward. (Psa. 18:26)

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Matt. 5:8• ⁸Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. (Matt. 5:8)

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1: The prophet, prevailing in a temptation,

2-12: shews the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked;

13-14: the wound given thereby, diffidence;

15-28: the victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose, in destroying the wicked, and sustaining the righteous.

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of.

or, for.

Psa. 50:1• ¹<<A Psalm of Asaph.>> The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. (Psa. 50:1)

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Psa. 74:1• ¹<<Maschil of Asaph.>> O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? (Psa. 74:1)

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Psa. 83:1• ¹<<A Song or Psalm of Asaph.>> Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. (Psa. 83:1)

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Psa. 83• (Psa. 83)

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1 Chron. 6:39• ³⁹And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, (1 Chron. 6:39)

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1 Chron. 15:17• ¹⁷So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; (1 Chron. 15:17)

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1 Chron. 16:7,37• ⁷Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
³⁷So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required: (1 Chron. 16:7,37)

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1 Chron. 25:1‑6• ¹Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
²Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.
³Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
⁴Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
⁵All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
⁶All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. (1 Chron. 25:1‑6)

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2 Chron. 29:30• ³⁰Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. (2 Chron. 29:30)

Truly.

or, Yet.

Psa. 2:6• ⁶Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. (Psa. 2:6)

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Psa. 42:11• ¹¹Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. (Psa. 42:11)

God.

Psa. 73:18‑28• ¹⁸Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
¹⁹How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
²⁰As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
²¹Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
²²So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
²³Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
²⁴Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
²⁵Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
²⁶My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
²⁷For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
²⁸But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works. (Psa. 73:18‑28)

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Psa. 84:11• ¹¹For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)

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Isa. 63:7‑9• ⁷I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
⁸For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
⁹In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. (Isa. 63:7‑9)

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Luke 12:32• ³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32)

to such.

John 1:47• ⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! (John 1:47)

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Rom. 2:28‑29• ²⁸For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
²⁹But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. (Rom. 2:28‑29)

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Rom. 4:16• ¹⁶Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, (Rom. 4:16)

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Rom. 9:6‑7• ⁶Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
⁷Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. (Rom. 9:6‑7)

of a clean heart.

Heb. clean of heart.

Psa. 51:10• ¹⁰Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. (Psa. 51:10)

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Jer. 4:14• ¹⁴O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? (Jer. 4:14)

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Matt. 5:8• ⁸Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. (Matt. 5:8)

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Titus 3:5• ⁵Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; (Titus 3:5)

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James 4:8• ⁸Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. (James 4:8)

• Begin Book 3 of the Psalms. First part of the Indignation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• The great theme of the psalm is stated in the first verse, “Truly God is good to Israel”―the true Israel― “even to such as are of a clean heart.” Circumstances may seem to deny this great truth, therefore the conviction is only reached through painful experience. (“Psalms 73” by H. Smith)

• In the third book (Ps 73-89) things sink to their lowest point. To add to the godly remnant’s sorrow of rejection by both their brethren and Gentiles, terror strikes through them as they see the King of the North’s armies desolating the land (Dan. 11:40-42). This will be used of God to bring them to the bottom; to deep repentance (Joel 2:12-17) which will lead to confession of blood-guiltiness in the crucifixion of Christ at His coming. The key to the third book of the Psalms is Isaiah 18. That is, the Jews having been gathered back into their land are attacked by a northern army. (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

• The prayers in the second book are primarily to God for the destruction of Antichrist and his wicked followers. The prayers in the third book are to God for the destruction of the northern invaders and for the restoration of the nation. (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

• The godly Jewish remnant are perplexed as they look on their apostate brethren living in wickedness in the land with all the wealth they have amassed to themselves (Isa. 2:7-8) during the period of their dispersion. Having returned to the land of Israel (vs. 10) in the tribulation, they live in open apostasy having no regard for God (vs. 1-12). (“Book 3.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart.