Bipolar Asaph

(Psa 73:1 KJV)  A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

(Proverbs 12 also read)

As I read this Psalm, I swear it seems like Asaph, the author, is schizophrenic.  We start off with this glorious statement.  It assures us of the character of God, and how He responds to those who are seeking Him, and to live righteous lives.

Then you go into this long, long complaint session.  It’s almost as if a different person is writing, and he just starts in the next verse.  Then towards the end, the attitude changes again.

(Psa 73:25 KJV)  Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

And from there he is off, filled with the glory of God, and how God sustains him, and so forth.

So?  If you have different moods during the day, you need to be reminded that you’re not the only one.  The Bible again shows us that it is aware of the human condition.  If someone who is writing in the book of Psalms under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is going to have such wide swings, who are you to be different?