Psalms 73:15 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 73:15

If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

BSB

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ASV

If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

If I say, I will speak thus. It is not always wise to speak one's thoughts; if they remain within, they will only injure ourselves; but once uttered, their mischief may be great. From such a man as the psalmist, the utterance which his discontent suggested would have been a heavy blow and deep discouragement to the whole brotherhood. He dared not, therefore, come to such a resolution, but paused, and would not decide to declare his feelings. It was well, for in his case second thoughts were by far the best.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Though he thought amiss, he took care not to utter that evil thought which he had conceived. Note, It is bad to think ill, but it is worse to speak it, for that is giving the evil thought an imprimatur--a sanction; it is allowing it, giving consent to it, and publishing it for the infection of others.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
אָ֭מַרְתִּי	'A.mar.ti	I had said	H559 →
אֲסַפְּרָ֥ה	'a.sa.pe.Rah	I will speak	H5608 →
כְמ֑וֹ	khe.Mo	like	H3644 →
הִנֵּ֤ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
ד֭וֹר	Dor	[the] generation of	H1755 →
בָּנֶ֣יךָ	ba.Nei.kha	children your	H1121 →
בָגָֽדְתִּי׃	va.Ga.de.ti	I dealt treacherously with	H898 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 24:6
Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
leads to
- Psalms 27:8
  My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
- Psalms 105:4
  Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
Through
Romans 14:15
If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 8:11–12
  So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
- Galatians 5:13
  For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
- Philippians 2:2–4
  then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
- 1 Corinthians 8:1
  Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Through
Psalms 14:5
There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
leads to
- Psalms 112:2
  His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Through
Malachi 2:8
But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.
leads to
- Nehemiah 13:29
  Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Psalms