Psalms 73:28

73:27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

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.

KJV

But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.

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.

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 your works.

What does Psalms 73:28 mean?

Psalms 73:28 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֲנִי (ʼănîy), טוֹב (ṭôwb), קְרָבָה (qᵉrâbâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Butאֲנִיʼănîy/an-ee'/H589I

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)

for

draw

nearקְרָבָהqᵉrâbâh/ker-aw-baw'/H7132approach

God:אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/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

have

putשִׁיתshîyth/sheeth/H7896to place (in a very wide application)

trustמַחֲסֶהmachăçeh/makh-as-eh'/H4268a shelter (literally or figuratively)

the

LordאֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)

GOD,יְהֹוִהYᵉhôvih/yeh-ho-vee'/H3069{YHWH}

that

may

declareסָפַרçâphar/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

all

thy

works.מְלָאכָהmᵉlâʼkâh/mel-aw-kaw'/H4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)

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Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 73:28 say?

Psalms 73:28 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Psalms 73:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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