Psalms 73:15

73:14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was

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

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If I had said, “I will speak thus”; behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

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

If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of your children.

73:16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; too: Heb. labour in mine eyes

What does Psalms 73:15 mean?

Psalms 73:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), סָפַר (çâphar), כְּמוֹ (kᵉmôw).

Hebrew interlinear

say,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

will

speakסָפַרçâphar/saw-far'/H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate

thus;כְּמוֹkᵉmôw/kem-o'/H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, so

behold,

should

offendבָּגַדbâgad/baw-gad'/H898to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage

against

the

generationדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

thy

children.בֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Topics

Doubting Integrity Meditation Murmuring Offence 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 73:15.

Genesis 3:16

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy: or, subject to thy husband

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 73:15 say?

Psalms 73:15 (King James Version) reads: "If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children."

Is Psalms 73:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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