God’s Word Translation
Psalms 73:8
8They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression.
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
6That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace and acts of violence like clothing. 7Their eyes peer out from their fat faces, and their imaginations run wild. They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression. 9They verbally attack heaven, and they order people around on earth. 10That is why God’s people turn to wickedness and swallow their words.
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:8 word by word
יָמִ֤יקוּ׀ וִידַבְּר֣וּ בְרָ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁק מִמָּר֥וֹם יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 73:8
- Psalms 53:1Godless fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good things.
- Proverbs 30:13A certain kind of person looks around arrogantly and is conceited.
- Psalms 10:2The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.
- Psalms 12:4that has said, “We will overcome with our tongues. With lips such as ours, who can be our master?”
- Exodus 1:9He said to his people, “There are too many Israelites, and they are stronger than we are.
- 1 Samuel 13:19No blacksmith could be found in the entire land of Israel. In this way the Philistines kept the Hebrews from making swords and spears.
- 1 Kings 21:7His wife Jezebel said to him, “Aren’t you king of Israel? Get up, eat, and cheer up. I’ll give you the vineyard belonging to Naboth from Jezreel.”
- Jeremiah 7:9You steal, murder, commit adultery, lie when you take oaths, burn incense as an offering to Baal, and run after other gods that you do not know.
- Hosea 7:16They don’t return to the Most High. They are like a defective bow. Their officials will die in battle because they curse. The people in Egypt will ridicule them for this.
- 2 Peter 2:10This is especially true of those who follow their corrupt nature along the path of impure desires and who despise the Lord’s authority. These false teachers are bold and arrogant. They aren’t afraid to insult the ⌞Lord’s⌟ glory.
- Jude 1:16These people complain, find fault, follow their own desires, say arrogant things, and flatter people in order to take advantage of them.
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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