Psalms 73:2

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

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

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But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

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

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well near slipped.

73:3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

What does Psalms 73:2 mean?

Psalms 73:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רֶגֶל (regel), מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ), נָטָה (nâṭâh).

Hebrew interlinear

But

for

me,

feetרֶגֶלregel/reh'-gel/H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda

were

almostמְעַטmᵉʻaṭ/meh-at'/H4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)

gone;נָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application

stepsאָשֻׁרʼâshur/aw-shoor'/H838a step

had

well

nighאַיִןʼayin/ah'-yin/H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

slipped.שָׁפַךְshâphak/shaw-fak'/H8210to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensively, to sprawl out

Topics

Integrity Temptation Wicked Worldliness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 73:2.

Genesis 18:4

Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

Genesis 30:30

For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? increased: Heb. broken forth since: Heb. at my foot

Numbers 22:33

And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 73:2 say?

Psalms 73:2 (King James Version) reads: "But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped."

Is Psalms 73:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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