Proverbia 73:26

Jerome's Latin Vulgate

span data-lang="lat" data-trans="jvl" data-ref="psa.73.1" class="versetxt"> Intellectus Asaph. [Ut quid, Deus, repulisti in finem,
iratus est furor tuus super oves pascuæ tuæ?
Memor esto congregationis tuæ,
quam possedisti ab initio.
Redemisti virgam hæreditatis tuæ,
mons Sion, in quo habitasti in eo.
Leva manus tuas in superbias eorum in finem:
quanta malignatus est inimicus in sancto!
Et gloriati sunt qui oderunt te in medio solemnitatis tuæ;
posuerunt signa sua, signa:
et non cognoverunt sicut in exitu super summum.
Quasi in silva lignorum securibus
exciderunt januas ejus in idipsum;
in securi et ascia dejecerunt eam.
Incenderunt igni sanctuarium tuum;
in terra polluerunt tabernaculum nominis tui.
Dixerunt in corde suo cognatio eorum simul:
Quiescere faciamus omnes dies festos Dei a terra.
Signa nostra non vidimus;
jam non est propheta;
et nos non cognoscet amplius.
Usquequo, Deus, improperabit inimicus?
irritat adversarius nomen tuum in finem?
Ut quid avertis manum tuam,
et dexteram tuam de medio sinu tuo in finem?
Deus autem rex noster ante sæcula:
operatus est salutem in medio terræ.
Tu confirmasti in virtute tua mare;
contribulasti capita draconum in aquis.
Tu confregisti capita draconis;
dedisti eum escam populis Æthiopum.
Tu dirupisti fontes et torrentes;
tu siccasti fluvios Ethan.
Tuus est dies, et tua est nox;
tu fabricatus es auroram et solem.
Tu fecisti omnes terminos terræ;
æstatem et ver tu plasmasti ea.
Memor esto hujus: inimicus improperavit Domino,
et populus insipiens incitavit nomen tuum.
Ne tradas bestiis animas confitentes tibi,
et animas pauperum tuorum ne obliviscaris in finem.
Respice in testamentum tuum,
quia repleti sunt qui obscurati sunt terræ domibus iniquitatum.
Ne avertatur humilis factus confusus;
pauper et inops laudabunt nomen tuum.
Exsurge, Deus, judica causam tuam;
memor esto improperiorum tuorum,
eorum quæ ab insipiente sunt tota die.
Ne obliviscaris voces inimicorum tuorum:
superbia eorum qui te oderunt ascendit semper.]

Parallel Translations

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Defecit caro mea et cor meum; Deus cordis mei, et pars mea Deus in aeternum.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

flesh: Psalms 63:1, Psalms 84:2, Psalms 119:81, Psalms 119:82, Job 13:15, 2 Corinthians 4:8-10, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Philippians 1:21, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 2 Peter 1:14

but: Psalms 18:2, Psalms 27:14, Psalms 138:3, Isaiah 40:29-31, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 12:10

strength: Heb. rock

portion: Psalms 16:5, Psalms 16:6, Psalms 119:57, Psalms 142:5, Lamentations 3:24, Revelation 21:3, Revelation 21:4, Revelation 21:7

Reciprocal: Numbers 18:20 - I am thy part 2 Samuel 21:15 - and David waxed faint 2 Samuel 23:5 - desire Psalms 16:8 - he is Psalms 31:9 - my soul Psalms 40:12 - heart Psalms 41:3 - strengthen Psalms 48:14 - this God Psalms 52:9 - for it is Psalms 62:2 - He only Psalms 71:9 - when Proverbs 3:15 - all Jeremiah 10:16 - portion Jeremiah 51:19 - portion Matthew 22:29 - not Luke 14:26 - any Luke 16:9 - when Galatians 4:7 - heir Colossians 3:1 - seek

Gill's Notes on the Bible

My flesh and my heart faileth,.... Either through vehement desires of communion with God deferred, see Psalms 84:2 or through afflictive dispensations of Providence, being smitten and chastened continually, Psalms 73:14, or through inward trials and exercises, by reason of indwelling sin, temptations, and desertions: or rather the words are expressive of the body being emaciated by sickness and diseases; and the heart fainting through fear of death, or rather failing at it, being at the point of death; the heart being, as philosophers say, the first that lives, and the last that dies:

but God is the strength of my heart, or "the rock of my heart" h; when overwhelmed with distress through outward trouble, or in the lowest condition with respect to spiritual things; when grace is weak, corruptions strong, temptations prevail, and afflictions are many; then does the Lord support and sustain his people, and strengthens them with strength in their souls; and in the moment of death, by showing them that its sting is taken away, and its curse removed; that their souls are going to their Lord, and about to enter into his joy; and that their bodies will rise again glorious and incorruptible:

and my portion for ever; both in life and at death, and to all eternity; this is a very large portion indeed; such who have it inherit all things; yea, it is immense and inconceivable; it is a soul satisfying one, and is safe and secure; it can never be taken away, nor can it be spent; it will last always; see Psalms 142:5.

h וור לבבי "rupes cordis mei", Montanus, Musculus, Piscator, Cocceius, "petra cordis mei", Tigurine version, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My flesh and my heart faileth - Flesh and heart here seem to refer to the whole man, body and soul; and the idea is, that his powers of body and mind failed; were spent; were exhausted. This seems to have been said in an “ideal” sense, or by anticipation. He does not mean to say that his strength then had actually failed, but he seems to have placed himself by imagination in the situation where his strength “would” be all gone - in sickness, in weakness, in sorrow, on the bed of death. He asks himself now what would be his strength then - what would be the object of chief interest and love - on what he would rely; and he answers without hesitation, and with entire confidence, that he could rely on God, and that He would be his portion forever. Even then, when heart and flesh should fail, when all the powers of mind and body should be exhausted, the love of God would survive, and he would find strength and joy in Him.

But God is the strength of my heart - Margin, as in Hebrew, “rock;” the rock on which my heart relies; that is, my refuge, my defense. See the notes at Psalms 18:2. Compare Psalms 61:2.

And my portion for ever - The source of my happiness. Not wealth, then; not honor; not earthly friends; not fame - will be my reliance and the ground of my hope; but that which I shall regard as most valuable - my supreme joy and rejoicing - will be the fact that God is my friend and portion. With all the doubts which I have had in regard to the rectitude of his government, I am sure that when I come to die, I shall cling to him as my hope, my joy, my all. My last refuge - my sufficient refuge - is God. When people come to die, they have “no other refuge” but God. Nothing that they can accumulate of this world’s goods will meet their needs then, for God only can give strength and comfort on the bed of death. Of each and all, however vigorous they may now be, it will be true that “flesh and heart” will “fail;” of each and all it is true that when this shall occur, none but God can be the portion and the strength of the soul.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 73:26. My flesh - faileth — I shall soon die: and my heart - even my natural courage, will fail; and no support but what is supernatural will then be available. Therefore, he adds, -

God is the strength of my heart — Literally, the rock of my heart.

And my portion — Allusion is here made to the division of the promised land. I ask no inheritance below; I look for one above. I do not look for this in the possession of any place; it is GOD alone that can content the desires and wishes of an immortal spirit. And even this would not satisfy, had I not the prospect of its being for ever, לעולם leolum, "to eternity!'