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Psalms 73:1

A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. of: or, for Truly: or, Yet of: Heb. clean of heart

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A Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

73:2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

What does Psalms 73:1 mean?

Psalms 73:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מִזְמוֹר (mizmôwr), אָסָף (ʼÂçâph), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym).

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Psalmמִזְמוֹרmizmôwr/miz-more'/H4210properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
of
Asaph.אָסָףʼÂçâph/aw-sawf'/H623Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
Truly
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
is
goodטוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
to
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêl/yis-raw-ale'/H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
even
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such
as
are
of
a
cleanבַּרbar/bar/H1249beloved; also pure, empty
heart.לֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);
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or,
for
Truly:
or,
Yet
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clean
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heart

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 73:1.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:21

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 1:4

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

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What does Psalms 73:1 say?

Psalms 73:1 (King James Version) reads: "A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. of: or, for Truly: or, Yet of: Heb. clean of heart"

Is Psalms 73:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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