Psalms 73:3
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Webster Bible
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 well nigh slipped.
4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
Cross References
Job 12:6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly .
Job 21:7Why do the wicked live, become old, and, are mighty in power?
Psalms 10:5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Ecclesiastes 7:15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life 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 →