Psalms 73:4

Psalms 73:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat and sleek.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They seem to live such painless lives; their bodies are so healthy and strong.

Context of Psalms 73:4

2But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. 5They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills. 6Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.

Psalms 73:4 word by word

כִּ֤י אֵ֖ין חַרְצֻבּ֥וֹת לְמוֹתָ֗ם וּבָרִ֥יא אוּלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• no bandsחַרְצֻבָּהchartsûbbâh · bondH2784
• in their deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• but their strengthאוּל'ûl · bodyH193
• firmבָּרִיאbârîy' · fatH1277

Cross-references for Psalms 73:4

• Psalms 17:14By your hand save me from such people, Lord, from those of this world whose reward is in this life. May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies; may their children gorge themselves on it, and may there be leftovers for their little ones.
• Job 21:23One person dies in full vigor, completely secure and at ease,
• Job 24:20The womb forgets them, the worm feasts on them; the wicked are no longer remembered but are broken like a tree.
• Ecclesiastes 2:16For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered; the days have already come when both have been forgotten. Like the fool, the wise too must die!
• Ecclesiastes 7:15In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.
• Luke 16:22“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
• Psalms 17:10They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance.

Commentaries on Psalms 73:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4No bands in their death - Many of the godly have sore conflicts at their death. Their enemy then thrusts sore at them that they may fall; or that their confidence in their God may be shaken. But of this the ungodly know nothing. Satan will not molest them; he is sure of his prey; they are entangled, and cannot now break their nets; their consciences are seared, they have no sense of guilt. If they think at all of another world, they presume on that mercy…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For there are no bands in their death - The word rendered “bands” here means properly “cords tightly drawn,” Isaiah 58:6; then, pains, pangs, torments - “as if” one were twisted or tortured with pain, as a cord is closely twisted. The word occurs only in Isaiah 58:6, and in this place. The fact which is here referred to by the psalmist, and which gave him so much uneasiness, was that which so often occurs, that when the wicked die, they do not seem to…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 73:4

• Blindness
• Death
• Integrity
• Rich, the
• Temptation
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Bands
• Counsel
• Fatness
• Glory
• Loftily
• Manasseh
• Mouth
• Psalms
• Receive

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