Psalm 73:1 “Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.”

Psalm 73:1

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

World English Bible

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

American Standard Version

Surely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart.

Geneva Bible 1599

A Psalme committed to Asaph. Yet God is good to Israel: euen, to the pure in heart.

Darby Translation

Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart.

Young's Literal Translation

A Psalm of Asaph. Only — good to Israel [is] God, to the clean of heart. And I — as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside,

Bible in Basic English

Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.

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Cross references

“(Title)”

Psalm 50:1 Psalm 83:1 1 Chronicles 25:1–6 2 Chronicles 29:30 1 Chronicles 6:39 1 Chronicles 15:17

Psalm 50:1 · BSB

The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.

Psalm 83:1 · BSB

O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.

1 Chronicles 25:1–6 · BSB

Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who perfor…

2 Chronicles 29:30 · BSB

Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.

1 Chronicles 6:39 · BSB

Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 15:17 · BSB

So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;

“Truly”

Psalm 2:6 Psalm 42:11

Psalm 2:6 · BSB

“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”

Psalm 42:11 · BSB

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

“God”

Psalm 84:11 Luke 12:32 Isaiah 63:7–9 Psalm 73:18–28

Psalm 84:11 · BSB

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Luke 12:32 · BSB

Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Isaiah 63:7–9 · BSB

I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

Psalm 73:18–28 · BSB

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

“to such”

John 1:47 Romans 4:16 Romans 2:28 Romans 2:29 Romans 9:6 Romans 9:7

John 1:47 · BSB

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

Romans 4:16 · BSB

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the fath…

Romans 2:28 · BSB

A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.

Romans 2:29 · BSB

No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.

Romans 9:6 · BSB

It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

Romans 9:7 · BSB

Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

“of a clean heart”

Matthew 5:8 Psalm 51:10 James 4:8 Jeremiah 4:14 Titus 3:5

Matthew 5:8 · BSB

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Psalm 51:10 · BSB

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

James 4:8 · BSB

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Jeremiah 4:14 · BSB

Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

Titus 3:5 · BSB

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Also

Psalm 24:4

Psalm 24:4 · BSB

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

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