Psalm 73:1-16
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?”
This is what the wicked are like—always free of care, they go on amassing wealth. Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence. All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments. If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children. When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply.
This is one of the 'wisdom' psalms: see note on Psalm 1. The issue is God's justice: how is it that those who flout GOd's laws prosper, and trouble falls on those who least deserve it. It is enough to make the good turn cynical, envious and bitter, tempting them to say things better left unsaid.
Why?
From the feature of this society, there exist this phenomenon that the evildoers have prospered life and they look has a good reputation.
But the writer has known all of this, Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
God has his schedule and his plan to judge all people.
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亞薩是創立聖殿詩班重要成員之一。
他明明知道神恩待他的人民，但是為何惡人卻在享福，享平安。他在生神的氣！信仰面臨嚴重危機！聖經告訴他的，但是眼睛看到的胡言事實卻是相反。
清心： 單純、敬虔敬畏主的人。
懷疑神沒有察覺惡人在喜樂、褻瀆神，義人卻受苦。我守神的律法似乎白費力氣，結果什麼樣都沒有得到，為什麼?我一直守交通規則，偶爾受罰，常常闖紅燈的人沒有事，我循規道矩，什麼也沒有，我認真讀書，別人到處玩，考試作弊。他一方面教別人神的話語，但是看到卻不是這樣，怎麼想也不明白。這也是我們常常看到世人都是如此的。詩人陷入這樣的兩難。關鍵在我們到底要的是什麼?
詩人想要的是在社會上平步青雲，一生享福，想的是惡人所得到一生榮華富貴，無災無病！
神要給我們的不是這一生而已，而是永生。我們豈是把遵行神的話，敬畏神為方法，目的在賺取一生的福份，生活享受嗎？我們敬畏神是否因為我們愛神? 我們很容易落入想要換得、某些好處！我們生命的中心是什麼?目標是什麼?神要給我們的遠遠超過我們所要的。我們所行的遵行神的話語、潔淨我們的心是本來我們該做的。神也本來就要祝福我們！我們用愛神來回應神對我們的愛！
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How?
God is good to those who are pure in heart.
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