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 was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked. 4For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished; They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like [other] men: 6Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them [as] a garment; 7Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart:

Psalms 73:5 word by word

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

• menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Psalms 73:5

• Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked, and they prosper in the world: they heap up riches.
• Job 21:6Even when I think [thereon], I am affrighted, and trembling taketh hold of my flesh.
• Proverbs 3:11My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous art thou, Jehovah, when I plead with thee; yet will I speak with thee of [thy] judgments. Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
• 1 Corinthians 11:32But being judged, we are disciplined of [the] Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
• Hebrews 12:8But if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
• Revelation 3:19I rebuke and discipline as many as I love; be zealous therefore 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

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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