Psalms 73:3
For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
In Context
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
4For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
Cross References
Job 12:6The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their god in their hands.
Job 21:7“Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?
Psalms 10:5His ways are prosperous at all times. He is arrogant, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
Proverbs 23:17Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.
Ecclesiastes 7:15All this I have seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.
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 →