Psalms 73:8
They mock and speak wickedly; 1 in their arrogance they threaten oppression. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
In Context
7Out of such blindness comes sin; 1 evil thoughts pass through their hearts. 1
9They set their mouth against the heavens, 1 and their tongues march through the earth. 1
Cross References
Exodus 1:9He said to his people, “Look, the Israelites are more numerous and stronger than we are.
1 Kings 21:7So Jezebel his wife replied to him, “Do you not still rule the kingdom of Israel? Get up and eat; let your heart be happy. I will obtain for you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
Psalms 10:2Because of their arrogance, wicked people chase the oppressed; 1 but please let the wicked be trapped by their own schemes that they have devised. 1
Psalms 12:4These are those who have said, “With our tongues will we prevail. 1 When our lips speak, who can be master over us?” 1
Psalms 17:10They have no mercy on anyone; their mouths speak with pride. 1
Proverbs 30:13There is a generation whose eyes are raised up, 1 and how high are their eyelids lifted up! 1
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 →