Psalms 73:12–16
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Behold, these are the vngodly: who prosper in the world, they increase in riches.
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
Uerily I haue cleansed my heart in vaine, and washed my hands in innocencie.
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
†For all the day long haue I bene plagued, and chastened euery morning.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. my chastisement was.
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
If I say, I will speake thus: behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
†When I thought to know this, it was too painfull for me,
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. it was labour in mine eies.
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From verse 12
- Psalms 52:7Rank 1 from verse 12
- Hosea 12:7–8Rank 2 from verse 12
7¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
7¶ ‖‖ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: hee loueth to oppresse.
8‖†And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I haue found mee out substance: in all my labours they shall finde none iniquitie in mee, that were sinne.
- Jeremiah 5:28Rank 3 from verse 12
28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
28**They are waxen fat, they shine: yea they ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they iudge not the cause, the cause of the fatherlesse, yet they prosper: and the right of the needy doe they not iudge.
- James 5:1–3Rank 4 from verse 12
1GO to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
1¶ Goe to now, yee rich men, weepe and howle for your miseries that shall come vpon you.
2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments motheaten:
3Your gold and siluer is cankered, and the rust of them shall bee a witnesse against you, and shall eate your flesh as it were fire: ye haue heaped treasure together for the last dayes.
- Jeremiah 12:1–2Rank 5 from verse 12
1RIGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
2Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
1¶ ‖*Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I pleade with thee: yet let mee talke with thee of thy iudgements: Wherefore doeth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they happie that deale very treacherously?
2†Thou hast planted them, yea they haue taken root: they grow, yea they bring foorth fruit, thou art neere in their mouth, and farre from their reines.
- Jeremiah 5:17Rank 6 from verse 12
17And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
17*And they shall eate vp thine haruest and thy bread, which thy sonnes and thy daughters should eate: they shall eate vp thy flockes and thine heards: they shall eate vp thy vines and thy figtrees: they shall impouerish thy fenced cities wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
- Luke 16:19Rank 7 from verse 12
- Psalms 17:14Rank 8 from verse 12
14From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
14‖‖From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which haue their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: They are full of children, and leaue the rest of their substance to their babes.
- Psalms 37:35Rank 9 from verse 12
- Psalms 49:6Rank 10 from verse 12
- Psalms 62:10Rank 11 from verse 12
From verse 13
- Psalms 26:6Rank 2 from verse 13
- Hebrews 10:19–22Rank 5 from verse 13
19Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
21And having an high priest over the house of God;
22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
19Hauing therefore, brethren, ‖boldnesse to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Iesus,
20By a new and liuing way which hee hath ‖consecrated for vs, through the vaile, that is to say, His flesh:
21And hauing an high Priest ouer the house of God:
22Let vs drawe neere with a true heart in full assurance of faith, hauing our hearts sprinkled from an euill conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Malachi 3:14Rank 7 from verse 13
14Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
14††Ye haue said, It is vaine to serue God: and what profit is it, that we haue kept his ordinance, and that wee haue walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
- Psalms 51:10Rank 8 from verse 13
- Psalms 24:4Rank 11 from verse 13
From verse 14
- Hebrews 12:5Rank 1 from verse 14
5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
5And ye haue forgotten the exhortation which speaketh vnto you as vnto children, My sonne, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him.
- Psalms 94:12Rank 2 from verse 14
- 1 Peter 1:6Rank 3 from verse 14
- Jeremiah 15:18Rank 5 from verse 14
18Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
18*†Why is my paine perpetuall? and my wound incurable which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether vnto me as a lyar, and as waters that faile?
3So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
3So am I made to possesse moneths of vanitie, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
4When I lie downe, I say, When shall I arise, and the †night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro, vnto the dawning of the day.
- Psalms 34:19Rank 7 from verse 14
From verse 15
- Malachi 2:8Rank 1 from verse 15
- Matthew 18:6–7Rank 2 from verse 15
6But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7¶ Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
6*But who so shall offend one of these little ones which beleeue in me, it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his necke, and that hee were drowned in the depth of the Sea.
7¶ Woe vnto the world because of offences: for it must needs be that offences come: but wo to that man by whom the offence commeth.
- Psalms 24:6Rank 3 from verse 15
- Romans 14:15Rank 4 from verse 15
- 1 Peter 2:9Rank 5 from verse 15
9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
9But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthood, an holy nation, a ‖peculiar people, that yee should shewe forth the ‖praises of him, who hath called you out of darknes into his marueilous light:
- Psalms 14:5Rank 6 from verse 15
- Psalms 22:30Rank 7 from verse 15
- Romans 14:21Rank 8 from verse 15
- 1 Samuel 2:24Rank 9 from verse 15
- 1 Corinthians 8:11–13Rank 10 from verse 15
11And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
12But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
13Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
11And through thy knowledge shal the weake brother perish, for whome Christ died?
12But when ye sinne so against the brethren, and wound their weake conscience, ye sinne against Christ.
13Wherefore if meate make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
From verse 16
- Ecclesiastes 8:17Rank 1 from verse 16
17Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
17Then I behelde all the worke of God, that a man cannot finde out the worke that is done vnder the Sunne: because though a man labour to seeke it out, yea further though a wise man thinke to know it, yet shall hee not be able to finde it.
- John 16:18–19Rank 2 from verse 16
18They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.
19Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?
18They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A litle while? we cannot tell what he saith.
19Now Iesus knew that they were desirous to aske him, & said vnto them, Doe ye enquire among your selues of that I saide, A litle while, and ye shall not see mee: and againe; A little while and ye shall see me?
- Luke 18:32–34Rank 3 from verse 16
32For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:
33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.
34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
32For he shall be deliuered vnto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully intreated, and spitted on:
33And they shall scourge him, and put him to death, and the third day he shall rise againe.
34And they vnderstood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
- Proverbs 30:2–3Rank 4 from verse 16
- Psalms 36:6Rank 5 from verse 16
- Psalms 39:6Rank 6 from verse 16
- Psalms 77:19Rank 7 from verse 16
- Psalms 97:2Rank 8 from verse 16
- Romans 11:33Rank 9 from verse 16
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Psalms 73:12
1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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Sense 1: Lacking reverence for God, opposed to his righteous character and rule, or living wickedly and impiously. Sense 2: Persons so characterized.
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To succeed, advance, thrive, flourish, increase, or accomplish an intended purpose.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: Growth, produce, yield, offspring, gain, or enlargement. Sense 2: To grow, multiply, add to, enlarge, or intensify.
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Psalms 73:13
Truly, certainly, assuredly, actually, or in truth.
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Made clean or pure; freed from filth, defilement, guilt, disease, or ceremonial uncleanness.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Empty, fruitless, ineffective, unprofitable, worthless, false, unsubstantial, or conceited.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wash, meaning to cleanse with water or another liquid; to bathe or cause water to pass over.
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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
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Innocence, harmlessness.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 73:14
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of chasten, meaning to correct or discipline, often through reproof or suffering.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.
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Psalms 73:15
Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.
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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To transgress, sin, or act wrongly against. Sense 2: To displease or scandalize; to cause oneself or another to stumble or fall into sin.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
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COMBINED MEANING
generation
Offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 73:16
Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of think: considered, supposed, intended, purposed, judged, reckoned, or called to mind. Sense 2: A thought, intention, purpose, judgment, or matter of the mind or heart. Sense 3: In the phrase ‘take thought,’ anxious care or concern.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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Distressing or grievously difficult.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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73:1TRULY God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
73:1¶ Truely God is good to Israel, euen to such as are of a cleane heart.
73:2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
73:2But as for mee, my feete were almost gone: my steps had well-nigh slipt.
73:3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
73:3*For I was enuious at the foolish, when I sawe the prosperity of the wicked.
73:4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
73:4†For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firme.
73:5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
73:5††They are not in trouble as other men: neither are they plagued like other men.
73:6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
73:6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chaine: violence couereth them as a garment.
73:7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
73:7†Their eies stand out with fatnes: they haue more then heart could wish.
73:8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
73:8They are corrupt, and speake wickedly concerning oppression: they speake loftily.
73:9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
73:9They set their mouth against the heauens; and their tongue walketh through the earth.
73:10Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
73:10Therefore his people returne hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
73:11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
73:11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
73:12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
73:12Behold, these are the vngodly: who prosper in the world, they increase in riches.
Selected passage73:13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
73:13Uerily I haue cleansed my heart in vaine, and washed my hands in innocencie.
Selected passage73:14For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
73:14†For all the day long haue I bene plagued, and chastened euery morning.
Selected passage73:15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
73:15If I say, I will speake thus: behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
Selected passage73:16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
73:16†When I thought to know this, it was too painfull for me,
Selected passage73:17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
73:17Untill I went into the Sanctuarie of God; then vnderstood I their end.
73:18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
73:18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them downe into destruction.
73:19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
73:19How are they brought into desolation as in a moment? they are vtterly consumed with terrours.
73:20As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
73:20As a dreame when one awaketh; so, O LORD, when thou awakest thou shalt despise their image.
73:21Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
73:21Thus my heart was greeued, and I was pricked in my reines.
73:22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
73:22††So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
73:23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
73:23Neuerthelesse I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
73:24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
73:24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsell; and afterward receiue me to glory.
73:25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
73:25Whom haue I in heauen but thee? and there is none vpon earth that I desire besides thee.
73:26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
73:26†My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for euer.
73:27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
73:27For loe, they that are farre from thee, shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that goe a whoring from thee.
73:28But 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.
73:28But it is good for me, to drawe neere to God: I haue put my trust in the LORD God, that I may declare all thy workes.