Asaph, who wrote Psalm 73, confesses that seeing prosperity among wicked people brought him bitterness and envy. That nearly caused him to lose trust in God.

Asaph began this psalm with a simple declaration of the goodness of God to His people. By this he indicated that he understood not only that God was good.

"God is good to Israel", verse 1. He then says whom he means by Israel. It is not everyone that lives in that land. It is only those "whose hearts are clean".

30 нояб. 2017 г. · It speaks to the Christian experience. In it, the psalmist Asaph is pouring out his misery. He's discontented because the world is influencing him.

This is a psalm of great use; it gives us an account of the conflict which the psalmist had with a strong temptation to envy the prosperity of wicked people.

Psalm 73:1. ESV Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. NIV A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Before you bail out on God, Asaph wants you to sit with him and learn from his experiences. Consider this godly guidance when you get a raw deal.

In short, Asaph says that “God is enough” for him. God is the best and to be cherished higher than anything or anyone else. A relationship with Him is to be ...

It is the goodness of God. This is a truth which cannot be shaken. Good thoughts of God will fortify against Satan's temptations. The faith even of strong ...

The heart is cleansed by the blood of Christ laid hold upon by faith; and by the begun works of the Lord's Spirit, manifested in the hearty resolution, purpose, ...