“If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.”
The conditional statement that if the psalmist had spoken thus, the psalmist would have betrayed God's generation articulates that maintaining faith prevents the spread of despair. The reference to God's generation indicates the community of the faithful. This verse indicates that the psalmist's silence about doubts protects the faith of the community.
Church Fathers on Psalms 73:15
1. This Psalm has an inscription, that is, a title, “There have failed the hymns of David, the son of Jesse. A Psalm of Asaph himself.” So many Psalms we have on the titles whereof is written the name David, nowhere there is added, “son of Jesse,” except in this alone. Which we must believe has not been done to no purpose, nor capriciously. For everywhere God does make intimations to us, and to the understanding thereof does invite the godly study of love. What is, “there…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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