Psalms 73:12
Lo, these [are] the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
In Context
11And they have said, 'How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
13Only — a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands,
Cross References
Psalms 37:35I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
Psalms 52:7'Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'
Jeremiah 5:17And it hath consumed thy harvest and thy bread, They consume thy sons, and thy daughters, It consumeth thy flock, and thy herd, It consumeth thy vine, and thy fig-tree, It maketh poor thy fenced cities, In which thou art trusting — by the sword.
Jeremiah 12:1Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers.
Luke 16:19'And — a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,
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 →