The title of this psalm (A Psalm of Asaph) tells us that it was written by the great singer and musician during David and Solomon’s reign – ASAPH.  Psalm 73 divides nearly evenly into two parts. Verses 1-15 depict the trial of the psalmist’s faith when he observes the blessing of the wicked. Verses 16-28 describe the triumph of Asaph’s faith, when he turns from protest to praise, from doubt to the declaration of the goodness of God. Our study will follow the outline below:

1. The Problem Stated (v.1-3)
2. The Problem’s Reason (v.4-15)

The fundamental question underlying Psalm 73 is, “How can a good God allow the righteous to suffer?”. This psalm and the question with which it deals is extremely important to us, both for the purpose of defending our faith and in order to preserve our faith in the midst of life’s trials. 

In a sense this is why Asaph is writing to us. The only way we can know that we have dealt with our trials the right way is if we have arrived back at the same conclusion as Asaph did after his temptation – is that God is always good to His people.

Are you able to say these words with Asaph? In light of the trials and hard situations can you say God is always good to you and mean it?