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Psalms 73:11

The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

In Context

10So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

12Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

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Cross References

Psalms 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

Psalms 44:21would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?

Psalms 94:7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”

Ezekiel 8:12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”

Zephaniah 1:12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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