Psalms 73:14 · KJV
“For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. {chastened: Heb. my chastisement was}”
— Psalms 73:14
Verily I have cleansed my heart {in} vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend {against} the generation of thy children.
Psalms 73 — Context
Behold, these {are} the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase {in} riches.
13Verily I have cleansed my heart {in} vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
14For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. {chastened: Heb. my chastisement was}
15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend {against} the generation of thy children.
16When I thought to know this, it {was} too painful for me; {too...: Heb. labour in mine eyes}
Cross References
Hebrews 12:5
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Psalms 94:12
Blessed {is} the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
1 Peter 1:6
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
Amos 3:2
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. {punish: Heb. visit upon}
Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, {which} refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, {and as} waters {that} fail? {fail: Heb. be not sure?}
Psalms 34:19
Many {are} the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Job 7:3-4
So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Job 7:18
And {that} thou shouldest visit him every morning, {and} try him every moment?