EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 73:12
12Take a good look, and see how wicked those people are! They have no troubles, and they become richer and richer.
Psalms 73:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
- New International Version (NIV)This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches.
Context of Psalms 73:12
10As a result, God's people become confused, and they listen to them. They think that everything is true that those wicked people say. 11They say, ‘Does God really know what we do? Does the Most High God know everything?’ Take a good look, and see how wicked those people are! They have no troubles, and they become richer and richer. 13I decided that I had tried to do what is right, but it did not help me at all! I had refused to do anything wrong, for no good reason! 14I had trouble each and every day. Punishment came to me every morning!
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:12 word by word
הִנֵּה־אֵ֥לֶּה רְשָׁעִ֑ים וְשַׁלְוֵ֥י ע֝וֹלָ֗ם הִשְׂגּוּ־חָֽיִל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 73:12
- Psalms 37:35I have seen cruel, wicked people become very powerful, like trees that grow well in good soil.
- Psalms 52:7‘Look! This man did not trust God to keep him safe. Instead, he trusted in his riches. He thought that he could be cruel, and that would keep him safe.’
- Jeremiah 12:1Lord, when I complain to you, you always do what is right. But I must ask you about your justice. Why do wicked people have success in life? Why do people who cheat their friends live in comfort?
- Luke 16:19Jesus then said, ‘At one time, there was a rich man who wore very expensive clothes. This rich man ate big meals every day.
- James 5:1Now, listen to me, you rich people. Weep and cry aloud, because many troubles will soon happen to you.
- Psalms 73:3When I saw that wicked people had plenty of things, I was jealous of those proud people.
- Psalms 17:14Lord, use your power to save me from them. They only think about this world, and they enjoy the good things that it gives them. So give them all that you have ready for them. Give them more than they want! May their children also have plenty, and enough left to give to their children too.
- Psalms 62:10Do not cheat people, or rob them to get money! That will not give you anything that you can trust to help you. Even if you become very rich, do not think it is important.
- Jeremiah 5:17They will eat all the crops in your fields and the food that you have stored. They will take your sons and your daughters for themselves. They will kill your sheep and your cows for food. They will eat all your grapes and your figs. They will attack your strong cities where you thought you would be safe. Their soldiers will knock down the walls.’
- Hosea 12:7Your traders love to cheat people. They use false weights and measures.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12These are the ungodly - The people still speak. It is the ungodly that prosper, the irreligious and profane.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world - This is also to be understood as the language of the good man perplexed and embarrassed by the fact that the wicked are prosperous and happy. The meaning is, “Lo, these are wicked people - people of undoubted depravity; they are people who live regardless of God; and yet they are peaceful, tranquil, happy, prospered.” This was one of the facts which so much embarrassed the psalmist. If there had…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. 10-1210-12. Hence God's people are confounded, turned hither (or back) and thither, perplexed with doubts of God's knowledge and care, and filled with sorrow.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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