Psalms 73:14

73:13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was

KJV

For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

73:15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

What does Psalms 73:14 mean?

Psalms 73:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), נָגַע (nâgaʻ), תּוֹכֵחָה (tôwkêchâh).

Hebrew interlinear

For

all

the

dayיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

long

have

been

plagued,נָגַעnâgaʻ/naw-gah'/H5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)

and

chastenedתּוֹכֵחָהtôwkêchâh/to-kay-khaw'/H8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)

every

morning.בֹּקֶרbôqer/bo'-ker/H1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning

chastened:

Heb.

chastisement

was

Topics

Doubting Integrity Meditation Murmuring Punishment of the Wicked, the Rich, The Righteousness of God, the Temptation Wicked Worldliness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 73:14.

Exodus 12:22

And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

Genesis 1:13

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Genesis 1:19

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Genesis 1:23

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

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 1:5

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 73:14 say?

Psalms 73:14 (King James Version) reads: "For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was"

Is Psalms 73:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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