Through the Psalms 2024

077: Look Up (Through the Psalms) Psalm 73

Jul 12, 2025
A study of Psalm 73 exploring Asaph's candid spiritual struggle and how envy of the prosperous wicked led to spiritual decline. Discussion of the psalm's instructional form, its two-part structure of jealousy then restoration, and the turning point found in worship and restraint. Calls to look up, repent, and find sufficiency in God amid trials.
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INSIGHT

God Is Good Despite Earthly Appearances

  • Psalm 73 teaches one core principle: God is good to His people even when circumstances suggest otherwise.
  • Don Green frames the psalm as instruction, not prayer, showing Asaph uses personal struggle to teach God's goodness.
ANECDOTE

Worship Leader Confesses Jealousy

  • Asaph confesses he nearly stumbled spiritually because he became envious of the prosperous wicked.
  • Don Green emphasizes the surprise: Israel's chief worship leader admits jealousy at seeing the wicked's ease.
INSIGHT

Two Traps That Warp Spiritual Judgment

  • Asaph fell into two traps: judging life only by present circumstances and indulging self-pity and covetousness.
  • Don Green diagnoses this as spiritual black ice that leads to wrong conclusions about God's goodness.
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