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psalms 73:3-12

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Psalms 73:3-12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

3. For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4. For [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm. 5. They [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they plagued like [other] men. 6. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment. 7. Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. 8. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily. 9. They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. 10. Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full [cup] are wrung out to them. 11. And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? 12. Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.

Psalms 73:3-12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 73:3

Theological / Devotional

Envious. See on Ps. 37:1. Such envy reveals a spirit that attaches more importance to the things of this world than to the favor of God.

Prosperity. Literally, “peace.”

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