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Psalms 73:8
8They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
Psalms 73:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
- New International Version (NIV)They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily.
Context of Psalms 73:8
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: They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily: 9They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. 10Therefore his people turn hither, and waters in fulness are wrung out to them.
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:8 word by word
יָמִ֤יקוּ׀ וִידַבְּר֣וּ בְרָ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁק מִמָּר֥וֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 73:8
- Psalms 53:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
- Proverbs 30:13there is a generation, — how lofty are their eyes, how their eyelids are lifted up!
- Psalms 10:2The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
- Psalms 12:4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who [is] lord over us?
- Exodus 1:9And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.
- 1 Samuel 13:19Now there was no smith found throughout the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears.
- 1 Kings 21:7And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now exercise sovereignty over Israel? arise, eat bread, and let thy heart be glad: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite.
- Jeremiah 7:9What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not...
- Hosea 7:16They return, [but] not to the [Most] High: they are like a deceitful bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
- 2 Peter 2:10and specially those who walk after the flesh in [the] lust of uncleanness, and despise lordship. Bold [are they], self-willed; they do not fear speaking injuriously of dignities:
- Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts; and their mouth speaks swelling words, admiring persons for the sake of profit.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They are corrupt - ימיקו yamiku, they mock, act dissolutely. And speak wickedly concerning oppression - They vindicate excessive acts of government: they push justice to its rigour. They neither show equity, lenity, nor mercy; they are cruel, and they vindicate their proceedings.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They are corrupt - literally, “they mock.” The word rendered “they are corrupt” never has this signification. It is the very word - מוק mûq - from which our word mock is derived, and means the same thing. The idea is that they deride religion, or mock at all that pertains to God, and to the retributions of the future world. And speak wickedly concerning oppression - literally, “they speak in wickedness; oppression they speak from on high.” That is…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
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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
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