New King James Version
Psalms 73:8
8They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily.
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 Living Translation (NLT)They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others.
Context of Psalms 73:8
6Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment. 7Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish. They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily. 9They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walks through the earth. 10Therefore his people return here, And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
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 has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none who does good.
- Proverbs 30:13There is a generation—oh, how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
- Psalms 10:2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; 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, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we;
- 1 Samuel 13:19Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.”
- 1 Kings 21:7Then Jezebel his wife said to him, “You now exercise authority over Israel! Arise, eat food, and let your heart be cheerful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”
- Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know,
- Hosea 7:16They return, but not to the Most High; They are like a treacherous bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword For the cursings of their tongue. This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
- 2 Peter 2:10and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
- Jude 1:16These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain 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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