Psalms 73:5

Psalms 73:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
• New International Version (NIV)They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men.

Context of Psalms 73:5

3For I envied the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4They have an easy time until they die, and their bodies are well fed. They are not in trouble like others; they are not afflicted like most people. 6Therefore, pride is their necklace, and violence covers them like a garment. 7Their eyes bulge out from fatness; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

Psalms 73:5 word by word

בַּעֲמַ֣ל אֱנ֣וֹשׁ אֵינֵ֑מוֹ וְעִם־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• not in troubleעָמָל‛âmâl · troubleH5999
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• neither are they plaguedנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• likeעִם‛im · withH5973
• menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Psalms 73:5

• Psalms 73:12Look at them — the wicked! They are always at ease, and they increase their wealth.
• Job 21:6When I think about it, I am terrified and my body trembles in horror.
• Proverbs 3:11Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son, and do not loathe his discipline;
• Jeremiah 12:1You will be righteous, Lord, even if I bring a case against you. Yet, I wish to contend with you: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the treacherous live at ease?
• 1 Corinthians 11:32but when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned with the world.
• Hebrews 12:8But if you are without discipline — which all receive — then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
• Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be zealous and repent.

Commentaries on Psalms 73:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They are not in trouble as other men - Margin, “In the trouble of other men.” Literally, “In the labor of man they are not;” that is, they are exempt from the common burdens and troubles of humanity, or those which pertain to man as man. There seems to be some special interposition in their favor to save them from the common calamities which come upon the race. Neither are they plagued like other men - Margin, “with.” Literally, “And with mankind they are…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-12The psalmist gives an exaggerated picture of the happiness of the wicked (compare Psalm 1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-93-9. The prosperous wicked are insolently proud (compare Psa 5:5). They die, as well as live, free from perplexities: pride adorns them, and violence is their clothing; indeed they are inflated with unexpected success. With all this--Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 73:5

• Blindness
• Integrity
• Rich, the
• Temptation
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Counsel
• Fatness
• Glory
• Loftily
• Manasseh
• Mouth
• Psalms
• Receive
• Reins

Commentaries on Psalms 73

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings