Bible Strands
Psalms 73:28
But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Asaph, at the close of a psalm in which he confesses envy of the wicked, declares his resolution to God.
The words — מַחְסִי (machasi, "my refuge") is the concrete noun for a shelter or shade, not an abstract trust but a physical place of cover.
The thread — James 4:8 reverses the direction ("He will draw near to you"), and Lamentations 3:25 ties the same "goodness" (tov) to those who wait for the LORD.
Why it lands — The psalmist calls nearness to God "good" (tov), a practical judgment rather than an emotional one; the reader is asked to treat proximity to God as a decision with a payoff, not a feeling to be cultivated.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- James 4:8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- Psalms 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us—none can compare to You—if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
- Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- Psalms 65:4 Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
- 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- Psalms 71:24 My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
- Psalms 84:10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Psalms 118:17 I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
- Luke 15:17 Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!