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Psalm 73 is a song of and for the heart. The rawness of its honesty is typical for Biblical texts, but so rarely replicated in our present culture of illusion.

The cry of the first section of the song focuses in on the apparent ease and wealth of those who are their own gods. The lyricist exclaims, ‘They’re getting away with doing as they please and openly scoffing God while they’re doing dirty business!’

The second section of the song reveals the real source of the problem. It isn’t the ‘success’ of the wicked. No, the writer’s heart is afflicted with destructive bitterness. Peace comes only with understanding the reality of the present and the promise of the future. Most importantly the song affirms the Presence who declares ownership, holds the ‘right hand’, guides through wisdom to glory, who is ample shelter in every storm.

Perhaps when we see heartbreak in our day we will remember that God sustained those who walked before us in His paths and will yet keep those who follow Him today, and tomorrow.