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Psalms 73:5
5They don’t have troubles like other people; they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
Psalms 73:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
- New International Version (NIV)They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men.
Context of Psalms 73:5
3For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness. 4They seem to live such painless lives; their bodies are so healthy and strong. They don’t have troubles like other people; they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else. 6They wear pride like a jeweled necklace and clothe themselves with cruelty. 7These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:5 word by word
בַּעֲמַ֣ל אֱנ֣וֹשׁ אֵינֵ֑מוֹ וְעִם־אָ֝דָ֗ם לֹ֣א יְנֻגָּֽעוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 73:5
- Psalms 73:12Look at these wicked people— enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
- Job 21:6When I think about what I am saying, I shudder. My body trembles.
- Proverbs 3:11My child, don’t reject the Lord’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
- Jeremiah 12:1Lord, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?
- 1 Corinthians 11:32Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.
- Hebrews 12:8If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all.
- Revelation 3:19I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They are not in trouble as other men - Margin, “In the trouble of other men.” Literally, “In the labor of man they are not;” that is, they are exempt from the common burdens and troubles of humanity, or those which pertain to man as man. There seems to be some special interposition in their favor to save them from the common calamities which come upon the race. Neither are they plagued like other men - Margin, “with.” Literally, “And with mankind they are…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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