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Psalms 73:28 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Psalms 73:28Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 73:2812 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/אֲנִ֤יwaʾăniy
and IconjH589
me · mine · myself · we ···
קִֽרֲבַ֥תqirăbat
the approach ofnounH7132
draw near
אֱלֹהִ֗יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
לִ֫/יliy
pron
ט֥וֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
שַׁתִּ֤יšatiy
I have madeverbH7896
appoint · array · bring · consider ···
בַּ/אדֹנָ֣/יbaʾdōnāy
in the LordpronH136
יְהֹוִ֣הyəhōwih
YahwehnounH3069
מַחְסִ֑/יmaḥəsiy
refuge mynounH4268
refuge · shelter · trust
לְ֝/סַפֵּ֗רləsapēr
to recountpronH5608
count; declare · number · penknife · reckon ···
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽי/ךָmaləʾăkwōteykā
works yournounH4399
cattle · industrious · occupation · officer ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 73:28

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 73 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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