Psalms 73:26

“My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.”

"My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever." - Psalms 73:26
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What does Psalms 73:26 mean?

Psalms 73 is a psalm of Asaph written out of a hard spiritual crisis. He looks around and is troubled because “the wicked” seem to prosper, while the faithful often suffer. His feet had “well nigh slipped,” not because he stopped believing God exists, but because he could not…

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Strength in Weakness: Dependence on God

As we journey through life, it is not uncommon to feel overwhelmed by our circumstances. In Psalm 73:26, we find a profound expression of both our human frailty and divine reliance: "My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."…

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A Prayer for Strength and Comfort in God

O Lord of all creation, the One who weaves the complexities of our lives into a tapestry of grace, we come before You with humble hearts, acknowledging our human frailty as expressed in Your holy Word. Your Scriptures remind us in Psalm 73:26, "My flesh and my heart faileth: but…

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Psalms 73:26 - "My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."
Psalm 73:25-26
Psalm 73:25-26
"For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm." - Psalms 73:4
Psalms 73:4 - "For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm."
"They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily." - Psalms 73:8
"Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart." - Psalms 73:1
Psalms 73:16 - "When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;"
Psalms 73:1 - "Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart."
Psalms 73:12 - "Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches."
Psalms 73:19 - "How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors."
"They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men." - Psalms 73:5
Psalms 73:21 - "Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins."
Psalms 73:5 - "They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men."
Psalms 73:3 - "For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked."
Psalms 73:22 - "So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee."
Psalms 73:17 - "Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end."
Psalms 73:8 - "They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily."
"So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee." - Psalms 73:22
"They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth." - Psalms 73:9
"Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment." - Psalms 73:6
Psalms 73:11 - "And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?"
Psalms 73:9 - "They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth."
Psalms 73:24 - "Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory."
Psalms 73:14 - "For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning."
Psalms 73:13 - "Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency."
Psalms 73:10 - "Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them."
Psalms 73:6 - "Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment."
Psalms 73:7 - "Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish."