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Verse Psalms 73:8. _THEY ARE CORRUPT_] ימיקו _yamiku_, they
_mock, act_ _dissolutely_.
_AND SPEAK WICKEDLY_ CONCERNING _OPPRESSION_] They vindicate excessive
acts of government: they push justice to...
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THEY 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...
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III. THE LEVITICUS SECTION: BOOK THREE: PSALM 73-89
The third division of the book of Psalms corresponds in character to
the third book of the Pentateuch, the book of Leviticus. That is the
book of th...
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BOOK III. PSS. LXXIII.- LXXXIX.
LXXIII. The Hope of Immortality. Here the Psalter reaches its highest
elevation. Job, in Job 19:25 f.*, believes that God will vindicate his
innocence even after death...
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WICKEDLY. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44....
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Faith tried by the sight of the prosperity of the wicked....
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The cause: the unbroken prosperity of the godless. Cp. Job's indignant
complaint, Psalms 21:7 ff....
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The rhythm seems to require a different division of the verse from
that given by the Massoretic accentuation, thus;
They scoff, and talk of evil:
Of oppression do they talk from on high.
Not the co...
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THEY ARE CORRUPT, &C.— _They mock, and speak maliciously of
oppression: they speak from on high. From on high,_ signifies, from
the superior station to which they are advanced: or, from the bench of
j...
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THE PSALMS
BOOK THE THIRD
Psalms 73
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Temptation, arising from the Prosperity of the Lawless, Triumphantly
Overcome.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 73:1-5, Under Protest, the Psalmist...
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They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they
speak loftily.
THEY ARE CORRUPT - Hebrew [ yaamiyquw (H4167)], 'they make to melt,'
either themselves by their sin (Mariana) or othe...
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BOOK 3
There are two groups of Pss. in this book, Psalms 73-83 being Psalms
of Asaph, and Psalms 84-88 (except 86) Psalms of the Sons of Korah.
The likeness of the title of Psalms 89 to that of Psalms...
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RV 'They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression.'...
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Psalms 73:89
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THE PSALMS OF DAVID (BOOK 3).
NOW I UNDERSTAND
PSALMS 73
Jesus said, "Make sure that your valuable things are in *heaven". ...
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THEY ARE CORRUPT... — This, which is the Rabbinical rendering, is
now universally abandoned in favour of another derivation of the verb.
The Masoretic arrangement of the clauses may be also improved o...
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יָמִ֤יקוּ ׀ וִ ידַבְּר֣וּ בְ רָ֣ע
עֹ֑שֶׁק מִ
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Psalms 73:1
THE perennial problem of reconciling God's moral government with
observed facts is grappled with in this psalm, as in Psalms 37:1;
Psalms 49:1. It tells how the prosperity of the godless,...
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DECEPTIVE PROSPERITY
Psalms 73:1
The opening psalms of this third Book of Psalms are by Asaph; see 2
Chronicles 29:30. The r.v. margin substitutes _only_ for _surely_ in
Psalms 73:1. There is none go...
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The marginal reading, "Only good is God to Israel," indicates the real
value of the song. Israel has no other good, and needs no other. Yet
it is not always easy to realize this, and the psalmist tell...
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Together. And the infidel nations in that army, Psalm cxxxvi. 7.
(Calmet) --- Days. So the enemies of religion are always affected. The
servants of God ought to be more zealous to preserve the remains...
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He here draws the outlines of the prosperity of the wicked: they have
all carnal enjoyments, the good things brought forth by the sun, and
the precious things put forth by the moon: they have plenty o...
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8._They become insolent, and wickedly talk of extortion. _Some take
the verb ימיקו, _yamicu, _in an active transitive sense, and
explain it as meaning, that the wicked soften, that is to say, render
o...
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BOOK 3 - PSALMS 73-89
In the Third Book we get out into a larger sphere than the state of
the residue of the Jews in the last days, whether in Jerusalem or
driven out; and hence we find much less of t...
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THEY ARE CORRUPT,.... In themselves, in their principles, and in their
practices, being shapen and conceived in sin, and born of the flesh;
and are corrupters, or "corrupt" themselves, and their ways,...
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They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they
speak loftily.
Ver. 8. _They are corrupt, and speak wickedly_] Their pride, before
taxed, Psalms 73:6, buddeth, and budgeth, Ezekiel...
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_They are not in trouble as other men_ They escape even common
calamities. _Therefore pride compasseth them about_ Discovers itself
on every side, in their countenances, speech, behaviour. _Their eyes...
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COMFORT AND WARNING CONCERNING THE OFFENSE GIVEN BY THE GOOD FORTUNE
OF THE GODLESS.
A psalm of Asaph, one of the choirmasters of David, 1 Chronicles 6:39;
1 Chronicles 25:2.
A Reflection upon the...
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They are corrupt, given to mockery in their speech, AND SPEAK WICKEDLY
CONCERNING OPPRESSION, in their ungodliness they speak oppression,
they plan to keep the upper hand over the believers; scoffing...
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1-14 The psalmist was strongly tempted to envy the prosperity of the
wicked; a common temptation, which has tried the graces of many
saints. But he lays down the great principle by which he resolved...
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Psalms 73:8 scoff H4167 (H8686) speak H1696 (H8762) wickedly H7451
oppression H6233 speak H1696 (H8762) loftily...
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Psalms 73
First, there is in this Psalm a description of the prosperity of the
wicked, and of that hauteur and pride which they in their prosperity
manifested, then of the afflictions of the godly, o...
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«A Psalm Of Asaph.» He was a great singer, but he could not always
sing. In the first part of the Psalm he felt rather like groaning than
singing; and you shall find that those who sing the sweetest t...
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The psalmist here works out the problem of the prosperity of the
wicked. He was troubled in his own mind about it; he knew that he
feared God, but he also knew that he was greatly tried, whereas he sa...
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Here you have the psalmist in a fainting fit. He has allowed the flesh
to conquer the spirit. The observant eye of reason has for awhile
rendered dim the clear vision of faith.
Psalms 73:1. _Truly Go...
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You may have noticed that the 73 rd Psalm and the 37 th Psalm are on
the same subject; it will help you to recall this fact if you remember
that the figures are the same, only reversed.
Psalms 73:1....
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CONTENTS: The temptation to envy the prosperity of wicked people and
how to fortify ones self against it. The awful fate of the ungodly.
CHARACTERS: God, Asaph.
CONCLUSION: Observing that many wicked...
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The third book of Hebrew psalms begins here. It opens with a psalm of
Asaph, the noble singer and musician of the temple. 1 Chronicles 6:39;
1 Chronicles 25:1. Eleven other psalms bear his name. Hezek...
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_Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart._
THE TROUBLE OF ASAPH
In human biographies men are wont to cover up their heroes’
imperfections. They see no reason why they should...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:1. This is a wisdom psalm. God’s
people should trust him even when it seems unbelievers do not suffer
because of their sin. They should remember the contrasting outcomes...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:4 This section describes the apparently
carefree lives of the arrogant wicked of v. Psalms 73:3. Verse...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription.—“A Psalm of Asaph,”_ or, as in the margin,
“_for Asaph_.” See introduction to Psalms 50.
_Subject_.—The mental difficulties arising from the contemplation of
the tempora...
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EXPOSITION
THIS is the first of the "Psalms of Asaph," whereof the present book
contains eleven. They are characterized by a preponderating use of the
name "Elohim" over that of" Jehovah," by a great...
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Psa 73:1-28 begins with an affirmation of a basic foundational truth
concerning God.
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart
(Psalms 73:1).
It is important that we have basi...
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1 Kings 21:7; 1 Samuel 13:19; 2 Peter 2:10; Exodus 1:10; Exodus 1:9;...
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And speak — Boasting of their oppressions....