Psalms 73:11
And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
In Context
10Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them.
12Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches.
Cross References
Psalms 10:4The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith: 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'
Psalms 44:21(44-22) Would not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
Psalms 94:7And they say: 'The LORD will not see, neither will the God of Jacob give heed.'
Ezekiel 8:12Then said He unto me: 'Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say: The LORD seeth us not, the LORD hath forsaken the land.'
Zephaniah 1:12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart: 'The LORD will not do good, neither will He do evil.'
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 →