Psalms 73:4
For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
In Context
3For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked.
5They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like [other] men:
Cross References
Job 15:27For he hath covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon [his] flanks.
Job 21:23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet;
Psalms 17:10They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
Ecclesiastes 2:16For there shall be no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; because everything is already forgotten in the days which come. And how dieth the wise even as the fool?
Jeremiah 5:28They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.
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 →