Psalms 73:4
For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
In Context
3Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
5They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men.
Cross References
Job 15:27Because his face is covered with fat, and his body has become thick;
Job 21:23One comes to his end in complete well-being, full of peace and quiet:
Psalms 17:10They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.
Ecclesiastes 2:16Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!
Jeremiah 5:28They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.
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 →