Psalms 73:8
They have thought and spoken wickedness: they have spoken iniquity on high.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
In Context
9They have set their mouth against heaven: and their tongue hath passed through the earth.
Cross References
Exodus 1:9And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.
1 Kings 21:7Then Jezabel his wife said to him: Thou art of great authority indeed, and governest well the kingdom of Israel. Arise, and eat bread, and be of good cheer, I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezrahelite.
Psalms 12:4May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.
Psalms 17:10they have shut up their fat: their mouth hath spoken proudly.
Proverbs 30:13A generation, whose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted up on high.
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 →