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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 73 A Psalm of Asaph. It seems by the title that Asaph was the penman of this psalm, as it is certain that he was a composer of psalms and hymns; see 2 Chronicles 29:30, though it may be rendered, "a psalm for Asaph", or "unto Asaph" (a); and might have David for its author, as some think, who, having penned it, sent it to Asaph, to be made use of by him in public service;...
John Gill
But it is good for me to draw near to God,.... In prayer, and other acts of religious worship; to attend the word and ordinances in the sanctuary, where the psalmist had lately been delivered out of a sore temptation, and so had a recent experience, which was fresh in his mind, of the advantages of such exercises; for it is both an honourable good, what is becoming and commendable, and a pleasant...
Matthew Henry
This psalm, and the ten that next follow it, carry the name of Asaph in the titles of them. If he was the penman of them (as many think), we rightly call them psalms of Asaph. If he was only the chief musician, to whom they were delivered, our marginal reading is right, which calls them psalms for Asaph. It is probable that he penned them; for we read of the words of David and of Asaph the seer,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. The Psalm ends jubilantly, as it began, though part of it had been in a minor key.
Charles H. Spurgeon
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works. Thus, you see, the psalmist went down to the depths, but he came up again all right, and his heart was made glad in the Lord his God. So may it be with any of us who, like him, have been envious at the foolish, when we have seen the prosperity of the wicked.
Charles H. Spurgeon
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 73; Psa_37:1-10.