Psalms 73:9
Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
In Context
8Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.
10For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 32:15So do not be tricked by Hezekiah or let him get you to do this, and do not put any faith in what he says: for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to keep his people safe from my hands, or the hands of my fathers: how much less will your God keep you safe from my hands!
Psalms 52:4\52:2\Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
Daniel 7:25And he will say words against the Most High, attempting to put an end to the saints of the Most High; and he will have the idea of changing times and law; and the saints will be given into his hands for a time and times and half a time.
James 3:6And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
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 →