Psalms 73:14
Thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragon; 1 Thou didst give him for meat to the Ethiopian nations. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
In Context
15Thou didst cleave fountains and torrents; 1 Thou driedst up mighty rivers. 1
Cross References
Job 7:3So have I also endured months of vanity, 1 And nights of pain have been appointed me. 1
Job 10:3Is it good before thee if I be unrighteous? 1 For thou hast disowned the work of thy hands, 1 And attended to the counsel of the ungodly. 1
Psalms 34:19Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; 1 Who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes. 1
Jeremiah 15:18Why do they that grieve me prevail against me? my wound is severe; whence shall I be healed? it is indeed become to me as deceitful water, that has no faithfulness.
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 →