Psalms 73:3
For I was envious of the boasters, At the prosperity of the lawless, used I to look.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 had, almost stumbled, My steps had, well-nigh slipped;
4For they have no pangs in their death, And vigorous is their body;
Cross References
Job 12:6At peace are the tents that belong to the spoilers, and there is security to them who provoke GOD, To him who bringeth a god in his hand.
Job 21:7Wherefore do, lawless men, live, advance in years, even wax mighty in power?
Psalms 10:5His ways are firm at all times, On high, are thy righteous regulations, out of his sight, As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them:
Psalms 37:7Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way,—at the man who doeth wickedness.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart be envious of sinners, only of the reverence of Yahweh, all day long;
Ecclesiastes 7:15Everything, had I seen, in my days of vanity,—Here was a righteous man, perishing in his righteousness, and there was a lawless man, continuing long in his wickedness.
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 →