Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. New Living Translation For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness. English Standard Version For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Berean Standard Bible For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. King James Bible For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. New King James Version For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. New American Standard Bible For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. NASB 1995 For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. NASB 1977 For I was envious of the arrogant, As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Legacy Standard Bible For I was envious of the boastful, I saw the peace of the wicked. Amplified Bible For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Christian Standard Bible For I envied the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Holman Christian Standard Bible For I envied the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked. American Standard Version For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Contemporary English Version because it made me jealous to see proud and evil people and to watch them prosper. English Revised Version For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. GOD'S WORD® Translation because I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the prosperity that wicked people enjoy. Good News Translation because I was jealous of the proud when I saw that things go well for the wicked. International Standard Version For I was envious of the proud when I observed the prosperity of the wicked. Majority Standard Bible For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. NET Bible For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked. New Heart English Bible For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Webster's Bible Translation For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. World English Bible For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI see the peace of the wicked, "" That there are no bands at their death, Young's Literal Translation The peace of the wicked I see, That there are no bands at their death, Smith's Literal Translation For I was envious at the foolish; I shall see the peace of the unjust. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBecause I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, seeing the prosperity of sinners. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Because I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. New Revised Standard Version For I was envious of the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor I was envious of the wicked when I saw the prosperity of the ungodly. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because I envied the evil when I saw that the wicked had peace. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Brenton Septuagint Translation For I was jealous of the transgressors, beholding the tranquility of sinners. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Endow the King with Your Justice…2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. 3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.… Cross References Job 21:7-13 Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power? / Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes. / Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them. ... Jeremiah 12:1-2 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. Malachi 3:15 So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’” Psalm 37:1-2 Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong. / For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants. Psalm 49:16-17 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. Proverbs 24:19-20 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. / For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. Ecclesiastes 8:14 There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile. Habakkuk 1:13 Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Luke 12:16-21 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ... James 1:9-11 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. / But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. / For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits. James 5:1-6 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ... 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. 1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. Treasury of Scripture For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. I was Psalm 37:1,7 A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity… Job 21:7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Proverbs 3:31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. Jump to Previous Arrogant Bands Death Envied Envious Envy Foolish Peace Pride Prosperity Well-Being Wicked WrongdoersJump to Next Arrogant Bands Death Envied Envious Envy Foolish Peace Pride Prosperity Well-Being Wicked WrongdoersPsalm 73 1. The prophet, prevailing in a temptation2. Shows the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked 13. The wound given thereby, diffidence 15. The victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose. For I envied the arrogant The Hebrew word for "envied" is "קָנָא" (qanah), which conveys a sense of intense jealousy or zeal. In the context of Psalm 73, this emotion is not just a fleeting feeling but a deep-seated struggle within the psalmist. The word "arrogant" is translated from "הוֹלֵל" (holel), which refers to those who boast or are prideful. Historically, the Israelites were surrounded by nations that often prospered through unjust means, leading to a temptation to envy their apparent success. This phrase sets the stage for the internal conflict faced by the psalmist, who is grappling with the prosperity of the wicked. when I saw the prosperity of the wicked When I saw.--Perhaps the conjunction is wrongly supplied, and the word "saw" here is synonymous with "envied" in the first clause. (Comp. Latin invideo.) Verse 3. - For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked (comp. Psalm 37:1). To envy the wicked because they prosper is to make more account of the good things of this life than of God's favour - to prefer physical good to moral. It is also to doubt that God governs the universe by the strict rule of justice. The word translated "foolish" means rather, "vain arrogant boasters." Such the wicked commonly become when they prosper (comp. Psalm 5:5).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I envied קִ֭נֵּאתִי (qin·nê·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7065: To be, zealous, jealous, envious the arrogant בַּֽהוֹלְלִ֑ים (ba·hō·wl·lîm) Preposition-b, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1984: To shine [when] I saw אֶרְאֶֽה׃ (’er·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see the prosperity שְׁל֖וֹם (šə·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace of the wicked. רְשָׁעִ֣ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person Links Psalm 73:3 NIVPsalm 73:3 NLT Psalm 73:3 ESV Psalm 73:3 NASB Psalm 73:3 KJV Psalm 73:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 73:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 73:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 73:3 French Bible Psalm 73:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant (Psalm Ps Psa.) |