Psalms 73:3
For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
In Context
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had well nigh slipped.
4For there are no pangs in their death, but their strength is firm.
Cross References
Job 12:6The tents of robbers prosper, and those who provoke God are secure. Into whose hand God brings [abundantly].
Job 21:7Why do the wicked live, become old, yea, grow mighty in power?
Psalms 10:5His ways are profane at all times. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight. As for all his adversaries, he puffs at them.
Psalms 37:7Rest in LORD, and wait patiently for him. Fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, but [be thou] in the fear of LORD all the day long.
Ecclesiastes 7:15All this I have seen in my days of vanity. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs [his life] in his evil-doing.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:2-15
God's Goodness to His People; Unsanctified Prosperity. 1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 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… Read the whole commentary →