Psalm 73:28 Parallel Translations

Being united with God is my highest good. I have made the Almighty LORD my refuge so that I may report everything that he has done.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

But 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.

ASV:

But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.

BBE:

But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.

DBY:

But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works.

ERV:

But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.

JPS:

But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works.

WBS:

But 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.

WEB:

But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.

YLT:

And I -- nearness of God to me is good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works!

Psalm 73:28 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 14:6 You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, But the LORD is his refuge.

Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.

Psalm 65:4 How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You To dwell in Your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.

Psalm 71:7 I have become a marvel to many, For You are my strong refuge.

Psalm 107:22 Let them also offer sacrifices of thanksgiving, And tell of His works with joyful singing.

Psalm 118:17 I will not die, but live, And tell of the works of the LORD.

Hebrews 10:22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

73:28 But [it is] good for me {q} to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
(q) Though all the world shrinks from God, yet he promises to trust in him and to magnify his works.

MHC:

73:21-28 God would not suffer his people to be tempted, if his grace were not sufficient, not only to save them from harm, but to make them gainers by it. This temptation, the working of envy and discontent, is very painful. In reflecting upon it, the psalmist owns it was his folly and ignorance thus to vex himself. If good men, at any time, through the surprise and strength of temptation, think, or speak, or act amiss, they will reflect upon it with sorrow and shame. We must ascribe our safety in temptation, and our victory, not to our own wisdom, but to the gracious presence of God with us, and Christ's intercession for us. All who commit themselves to God, shall be guided with the counsel both of his word and of his Spirit, the best counsellors here, and shall be received to his glory in another world; the believing hopes and prospects of which will reconcile us to all dark providences. And the psalmist was hereby quickened to cleave the closer to God. Heaven itself could not make us happy without the presence and love of our God. The world and all its glory vanishes. The body will fail by sickness, age, and death; when the flesh fails, the conduct, courage, and comfort fail. But Christ Jesus, our Lord, offers to be all in all to every poor sinner, who renounces all other portions and confidences. By sin we are all far from God. And a profession Christ, if we go on in sin, will increase our condemnation. May we draw near, and keep near, to our God, by faith and prayer, and find it good to do so. Those that with an upright heart put their trust in God, shall never want matter for thanksgiving to him. Blessed Lord, who hast so graciously promised to become our portion in the next world, prevent us from choosing any other in this.

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