The psalmist lost his joy due to negative thinking and envy towards the apparent prosperity of bad people.
6. What caused the psalmist to lose his joy?
6 Of course, even Jehovah’s friends go through periods of sadness. The writer of Psalm 73 lost his joy when he gave in to negative thinking. He became annoyed and envious because, in his mind, bad people who did not care about God or His standards had it easy. He wrongly assumed that violent and haughty people were always richer and healthier and were even immune from suffering. (Ps. 73:3-7, 12) The psalmist was so troubled that at one point he wondered if his efforts to serve Jehovah were worth it. In his sadness he exclaimed: “Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and washed my hands in innocence.”—Ps. 73:13.
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