Psalms 73:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; When I thought to know this - When I reviewed the history of our fathers, I saw that, though thou hadst from time to time hidden thy face because of their sins, yet thou hadst never utterly abandoned them to their adversaries; and it was not reasonable to conclude that thou wouldst do now what thou hadst never done before; and yet the continuance of our captivity, the oppressive hardships which we suffer, and the small prospect there is of release, puzzle me again. These things have been very painful to me.

Psalms 73:16

16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;