Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 73:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”
Psalms 73:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
[A Psalm of Asaph.] Truly God {is} good to Israel, {even} to such as are of a clean heart. {of: or, for} {Truly: or, Yet} {of...: Heb. clean of heart}
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For {there are} no bands in their death: but their strength {is} firm. {firm: Heb. fat}
They {are} not in trouble {as other} men; neither are they plagued like {other} men. {in...: Heb. in the trouble of other men} {like: Heb. with}
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