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Psalms 73:8
8They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
Psalms 73:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others.
Context of Psalms 73:8
6Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. 7From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits. They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. 9Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth. 10Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.
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 53:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.
- Proverbs 30:13those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful;
- Psalms 10:2In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
- Psalms 12:4those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
- Exodus 1:9“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous for us.
- 1 Samuel 13:19Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!”
- 1 Kings 21:7Jezebel his wife said, “Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I’ll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
- Jeremiah 7:9“ ‘Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known,
- Hosea 7:16They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
- 2 Peter 2:10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;
- Jude 1:16These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own 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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