Psalms 73:6
Therefore pride encompasseth them as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
In Context
5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they afflicted like other men.
7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:13And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold are increased, and all that thou hast is increased;
Judges 8:26And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested, was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; besides ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.
Esther 3:5And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Job 21:7Why do the wicked live, become old, and, are mighty in power?
Psalms 109:29Let my adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
Proverbs 3:31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
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 →