27Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
28But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
Focused Passage
Psalms 73:27-28
Nearness to God When the Wicked Prosper and the Heart Nearly Slips
Psalm 73 moves from a firm confession of God's goodness, through a near-collapse caused by envy of the wicked, into a sanctuary-shaped turning point where the wicked's end is understood, then into humble confession and renewed satisfaction in God as the believer's strength, portion, refuge, and final good.
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Verse 27
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Those farרְחֵקֶ֣יךָH7369Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularfrom Youכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionwill surelyהִנֵּ֣הH2009Interjectionperishיֹאבֵ֑דוּH6Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralYou destroyהִ֝צְמַ֗תָּהH6789Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho are unfaithfulזוֹנֶ֥הH2181Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularto Youמִמֶּֽךָּ׃H4480Preposition | second person masculine singular
Verse 28
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But asוַאֲנִ֤י׀H589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularfor meלִ֫י־Preposition | first person common singular[it is] goodט֥וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singularto draw nearקִֽרֲבַ֥תH7132Noun - feminine singular constructto Godאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralI have madeשַׁתִּ֤י׀H7896Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularthe Lordבַּאדֹנָ֣יH136Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularGODיְהֹוִ֣הH3069Noun - proper - masculine singularmy refugeמַחְסִ֑יH4268Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularthat I may proclaimלְ֝סַפֵּ֗רH5608Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructYour worksמַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ׃H4399Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular