Psalms 73:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 73:2

1 Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly ^aslipped.

3 ^aFor I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the ^bwicked.

4 For there are no¹ pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.

5 ^aThey are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.

6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them ^alike a garment.

7 ^aTheir¹ eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.

8 ^aThey scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They ^bspeak loftily.

9 They set their mouth ^aagainst the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.

10 Therefore his people return here,
^aAnd waters of a full cup are drained by them.

11 And they say, ^a“How does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”

12 Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.

13 Surely I have¹ cleansed my heart in ^avain,
And washed my hands in innocence.

14 For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.

15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.

16 When I thought how to understand this,
It was¹ too painful for me—

Verse Comparison: Psalms 73:2

American Standard Version
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.

Amplified® Bible
But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well-nigh slipped.

Contemporary English Version
But I almost stumbled and fell,

Darby English Version
But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped;

Good News Bible
But I had nearly lost confidence; my faith was almost gone

King James Version
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

New American Standard Bible
But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.

New International Version
But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;
I had nearly lost my foothold.

New King James Version
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly slipped.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.

Revised Standard Version
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had well nigh slipped.

Young's Literal Translation
As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,

New English Translation
But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me.¹