Psalms 73:6
Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them [as] a garment;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
In Context
5They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like [other] men:
7Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:13and thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied,
Judges 8:26And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand seven hundred [shekels] of gold; besides the moons, and eardrops, and the purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.
Esther 3:5And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.
Job 21:7Wherefore do the wicked live, grow old, yea, become mighty in power?
Psalms 109:29Let mine adversaries be clothed with confusion, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.
Proverbs 3:31Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
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 →