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Psalms 73:6 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment. "
Psalms 73:6
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4 For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
5 They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
7 Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
8 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
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Psalms 73:1
"Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart."
Psalms 73:2
"But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped."
Psalms 73:3
"For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked."
Psalms 73:4
"For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm."
Psalms 73:5
"They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men."
Psalms 73:7
"Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit."
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