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诗篇 73:2

至於我,我的腳幾乎滑跌,我(“我”原文作“我的腳步”)險些跌倒。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blindness;   Integrity;   Temptation;   Wicked (People);   Worldliness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Discouragement;   Discouragement-Encouragement;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Asaph;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   Priests and Levites;   Psalms;   Sin;   Wealth;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Pashur;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judas;   Judgment the day of;   Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Feet;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Foot;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Theology;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 9;   Every Day Light - Devotion for January 31;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
至 於 我 , 我 的 脚 几 乎 失 闪 ; 我 的 脚 险 些 滑 跌 。

Contextual Overview

1

A psalm of Asaph.

God is truly good to Israel, to those who have pure hearts. 2 But I had almost stopped believing; I had almost lost my faith 3 because I was jealous of proud people. I saw wicked people doing well. 4 They are not suffering; they are healthy and strong. 5 They don't have troubles like the rest of us; they don't have problems like other people. 6 They wear pride like a necklace and put on violence as their clothing. 7 They are looking for profits and do not control their selfish desires. 8 They make fun of others and speak evil; proudly they speak of hurting others. 9 They brag to the sky. They say that they own the earth. 10 So their people turn to them and give them whatever they want.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

But: Psalms 5:7, Psalms 17:15, Psalms 35:13, Joshua 24:15, 1 Samuel 12:23, 1 Chronicles 22:7, Job 21:4

feet: Psalms 116:8, 1 Samuel 2:9, Romans 7:23, Romans 7:24

steps: Psalms 17:5, Psalms 38:16, Psalms 94:18, Job 12:5

Reciprocal: Psalms 37:31 - steps

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But as for me,.... Who am one of the Israel of God whose heart has been renewed and purified by the grace of God, and to whom he has been kind and good in a thousand instances; yet, ungrateful creature that I am,

my feet were almost gone; out of the good ways of God, the ways of truth and holiness just upon the turn, ready to forsake them, and give up all religion as a vain thing:

my steps had well nigh slipped, or "poured out" c like water; the allusion is to standing on wet and slippery ground, where a man can scarcely keep upon his feet. It may be observed, that good men are liable to slips and falls, to fall into sin, snares, and temptations, and from their steadfastness in the faith, but not totally and finally; their feet may be "almost", but not "altogether", gone: their steps may "well nigh" slip, but not "quite"; they may fall, but not be utterly cast down; at least they rise again, and are made to stand; for God is able to keep them, and does keep them, from a total and final falling away.

c שפכה "effusi sunt", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius; "effusi fuissent", Musculus, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But as for me - literally, “And I.” The meaning is, “And I, who so confidently now trust in God, and believe that he is good, was formerly in a far different state of mind; I was so hesitating, so troubled, and so doubtful, that I had almost entirely lost confidence in him as a wise and just moral governor.”

My feet were almost gone - I was just ready to fall. Of course, this refers to his state of mind. In regard to his faith or confidence in God, he was like a man standing in a slippery place, and scarcely able to remain upright.

My steps had well nigh slipped - The expression rendered “well nigh” means “like nothing,” or “as nothing;” that is, in reference to firmness it was as if there was “nothing” left. There was nothing which would keep him from slipping. The word rendered “slipped” means “poured out.” That is, in his going he was like water poured out, instead of being like something solid and firm. The idea is, that his faith seemed to be all gone. He was like a falling man; a man who had no strength to walk.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 73:2. My feet were almost gone — I had nearly given up my confidence. I was ready to find fault with the dispensations of providence; and thought the Judge of all the earth did not do right.


 
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