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Psalm 73:3–11

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3cFor I was denvious at the efoolish,

When I saw the fprosperity of the wicked.

4For there are no gbands in their death:

But their strength is †firm.

5They are not †in trouble as other men;

Neither are they hplagued †like other men.

6nTherefore pride compasseth them about ias a chain;

Violence covereth them jas a garment.

7kTheir eyes stand out with fatness:

†They have more than heart could wish.

8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression:

lThey speak mloftily.

9They set their mouth against the heavens,

And their tongue walketh through the earth.

10nTherefore his people return hither:

And waters of a full ocup pare wrung out to them.

11And they say, qHow doth God know?

And is there knowledge in the most High?

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Psalm 73:3: For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Footnotes

  1. cSee Job 21:7.
  2. eSee Ps. 5:5.
  3. gIsai. 58:6 only.
  4. †Heb. fat. Gen. 41:2, &c.
  5. †Heb. in the trouble of other men.
  6. hver. 14.
  7. †Heb. with. ver. 25 (Heb.).
  8. nver. 6.
  9. iSee Judg. 8:26. Comp. Ps. 75:5.
  10. jPr. 7:10 (Heb.). So Ps. 109:18.
  11. kSee Job 15:27. Comp. Ps. 141:4.
  12. †Heb. They pass the thoughts of the heart.
  13. lSo 2 Pet. 2:18. Jude 16.
  14. mHeb. as Ps. 18:16. & 144:7.
  15. nver. 6.
  16. oFrom Ps. 75:8?
  17. pLev. 1:15. & 5:9. So Ps. 75:8. Isai. 51:17. Eze. 23:34 (Heb.). Comp. Judg. 6:38.
  18. qSee Job 22:13.

Cross references

  1. dGen. 30:1. Prov. 23:17.
  2. fPs. 35:27.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For I was envious of the arrogant

when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For they have no pangs until death;

their bodies are fat and sleek.

They are not in trouble as others are;

they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.

Therefore pride is their necklace;

violence covers them as a garment.

Their eyes swell out through fatness;

their hearts overflow with follies.

They scoff and speak with malice;

loftily they threaten oppression.

They set their mouths against the heavens,

and their tongue struts through the earth.

Therefore his people turn back to them,

and find no fault in them.

And they say, “How can God know?

Is there knowledge in the Most High?”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For I envied the arrogant

when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

They have no struggles;

their bodies are healthy and strong.

They are free from common human burdens;

they are not plagued by human ills.

Therefore pride is their necklace;

they clothe themselves with violence.

From their callous hearts comes iniquity;

their evil imaginations have no limits.

They scoff, and speak with malice;

with arrogance they threaten oppression.

Their mouths lay claim to heaven,

and their tongues take possession of the earth.

Therefore their people turn to them

and drink up waters in abundance.

They say, “How would God know?

Does the Most High know anything?”

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For I envied the arrogant;

I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

They have an easy time until they die,

and their bodies are well fed.

They are not in trouble like others;

they are not afflicted like most people.

Therefore, pride is their necklace,

and violence covers them like a garment.

Their eyes bulge out from fatness;

the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

They mock, and they speak maliciously;

they arrogantly threaten oppression.

They set their mouths against heaven,

and their tongues strut across the earth.

Therefore his people turn to them

and drink in their overflowing words.

The wicked say, “How can God know?

Does the Most High know everything?”

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

For I envied the proud

when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.

They seem to live such painless lives;

their bodies are so healthy and strong.

They don’t have troubles like other people;

they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.

They wear pride like a jeweled necklace

and clothe themselves with cruelty.

These fat cats have everything

their hearts could ever wish for!

They scoff and speak only evil;

in their pride they seek to crush others.

They boast against the very heavens,

and their words strut throughout the earth.

And so the people are dismayed and confused,

drinking in all their words.

“What does God know?” they ask.

“Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

because I envied the boastful

when I saw the well-being of the wicked.

For there are no pains up to their death,

and their bodies are healthy.

They do not have ordinary trouble,

and they are not plagued as other people.

Therefore pride is their necklace;

an outfit of violence covers them.

Their eye bulges from fat.

Imaginings overflow their heart.

They mock and speak maliciously of oppression;

they speak as though from on high.

They set their mouth against the heavens,

and their tongue roams the earth.

Therefore his people turn there,

and abundant waters are slurped up by them.

And they say, “How does God know?”

and, “Does the Most High have knowledge?”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press