Psalms 73:5
Of the toil of weak mortals, have they none, Nor, with the sons of earth, are they hard smitten.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
In Context
4For they have no pangs in their death, And vigorous is their body;
6For this cause, doth arrogance deck them as a neck-chain, And a garment of wrong is their attire;
Cross References
Job 21:6When I call to mind, then am I dismayed, and there seizeth my flesh a shuddering:—
Job 21:30That, to the day of calamity, is the wicked reserved, to the day of indignant visitation, are they led.
Proverbs 3:11The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;
1 Corinthians 11:32But, being brought under judgment, by the Lord, are we being disciplined, lest, with the world, we should be condemned.
Revelation 3:19I, as many as I tenderly love, I convict and put under discipline: be zealous, therefore, and repent.
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 →