Psalm 73:2-11
New International Version
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;(A)
I had nearly lost my foothold.(B)
3 For I envied(C) the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(D)
4 They have no struggles;
their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]
5 They are free(E) from common human burdens;
they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride(F) is their necklace;(G)
they clothe themselves with violence.(H)
7 From their callous hearts(I) comes iniquity[b];
their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;(J)
with arrogance(K) they threaten oppression.(L)
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:4 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
- Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat
- Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
Psalm 73:2-11
King James Version
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 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
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