Psalms 73:28

“But it is good for me to draw near to God, etc.] 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 good, what yields delight and satisfaction, and a profitable good, to draw nigh to God by Christ, the new and living way, assisted by the Holy Spirit; which, when done aright, is with faith, sincerity, reverence, and a holy boldness: I have put my trust in the Lord God; as the rock of his refuge…”

“But it is good for me to draw near to God - That is, It is pleasant; it is profitable; it is the chief good. For myself, happiness is to be found in that alone; there I find what my nature pants for and desires. Others find, or attempt to find, happiness in other things; my happiness is found in God alone. This is the result to which the psalmist came after all his perplexity. With all his doubts and difficulties, his real desire was to be near to God; his supreme happiness was found there. I have put my trust in the Lord God - I have truly confided in him; he is my portion and the sole ground of my reliance. The doubts which he had had were not, after all, real doubts about the claim of God…”

“But: Psa 65:4, Psa 84:10, Psa 116:7; Lam 3:25, Lam 3:26; Luk 15:17-20; Heb 10:19-22; Jam 4:8; Pe1 3:18 that I may: Psa 66:16, Psa 71:17, Psa 71:24, Psa 107:22, Psa 118:17; The LXX, Vulgate, Arabic, and Ethiopic, add "in the gates of the daughter of Zion;" which makes a better conclusion; but it is not acknowledged by any manuscript yet collated. Next: Psalms Chapter 74”