New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 73:8
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 arrogance is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them. 7Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart overflow. They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high. 9They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth. 10Therefore his people return here, And abundant waters are drunk by 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 has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; There is no one who does good.
- Proverbs 30:13There is a kind--oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
- Psalms 10:2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
- Psalms 12:4Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”
- Exodus 1:9And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are too many and too mighty for us.
- 1 Samuel 13:19Now no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears.”
- 1 Kings 21:7Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
- Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, offer sacrifices to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
- Hosea 7:16They turn, but not upward, They are like a loose bow; Their officials will fall by the sword Because of the insolence of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.
- 2 Peter 2:10and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt passion, and despise authority. Reckless, self-centered, they speak abusively of angelic majesties without trembling,
- Jude 1:16These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage.
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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