Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 73:6
(c) Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.
(c) They glory in their pride as some do in their chains, and in cruelty, as some do in apparel.
(c) Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.
(c) They glory in their pride as some do in their chains, and in cruelty, as some do in apparel.
Verse Psalms 73:6. _PRIDE COMPASSETH THEM ABOUT AS A CHAIN_] Perhaps there is an allusion here to the office which some of them bore. _Chains_ _of gold_, and _golden rings_, were ensigns of magistrac...
THEREFORE PRIDE COMPASSETH THEM ABOUT AS A CHAIN - Therefore they are proud, haughty, imperious. They put on the ornaments and trappings of pride; their clothing and their adorning all are indicative...
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...
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...
CHAIN. necklace....
Faith tried by the sight of the prosperity of the wicked....
The cause: the unbroken prosperity of the godless. Cp. Job's indignant complaint, Psalms 21:7 ff....
They have no share in the misery of mortals; Neither are they plagued along with other men: Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment. Though "man is born...
THEREFORE PRIDE COMPASSETH THEM, &C.— That is, _They are holden,_ as the other translation has it, or _they are wholly possessed with pride:_ in like manner, as their necks are encompassed with a gold...
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...
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. THEREFORE PRIDE COMPASSETH THEM ABOUT AS A CHAIN - as a neck-ornament. A stiff, uplifted neck is the emblem of...
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...
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". ...
THEREFORE. — Better, “Therefore pride is their necklace, And violence their mantle.” The first metaphor might have been suggested either by the fact that the rich lavished large sums on jewellery, e...
לָ֭כֵן עֲנָקַ֣תְמֹו גַאֲוָ֑ה יַעֲטָף ־שִׁ֝֗ית חָמָ֥ס...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
6._Therefore pride compasseth them as a chain. _This complaint proceeds farther than the preceding; for we are here told that although God sees the ungodly shamefully and wickedly abusing his kindness...
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...
THEREFORE PRIDE COMPASSETH THEM ABOUT AS A CHAIN,.] Which was the sin of the devils, and of our first parents, and of Sodom, and is the sin of antichrist and which, of all sins, is most hateful to God...
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment. Ver. 6. _Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain_] The pride of their hearts breaketh forth in their...
_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...
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...
Therefore, because of their apparent immunity against life's usual troubles, PRIDE COMPASSETH THEM ABOUT AS A CHAIN, they lift up their necks proudly, they exhibit their pride like an ornament; v. LEN...
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...
PRIDE COMPASSETH THEM ABOUT AS A CHAIN: this phrase notes both the extent of their pride, which appears on every side of them, in their countenances, discourses, gestures, &c, and their glorying in it...
Psalms 73:6 pride H1346 necklace H6059 (H8804) Violence H2555 covers H5848 (H8799) garment H7897 Therefore -...
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...
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....
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...
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...
«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...
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...
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...
_They are not in trouble as other men, neither are they plagued like other men._ THE MERCY OF A CHANGEFUL LIFE In the first verse a fact is stated; in the second verse an inference is drawn; and our...
_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...
AN UNBECOMING NECKLACE Pride is as a chain about their neck. Psalms 73:6. Who doesn't love to wear a chain? Certainly none of the girls here would deny that a necklace was something to be proud of;...
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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 73:4 This section describes the apparently carefree lives of the arrogant wicked of v. Psalms 73:3. Verse...
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...
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...
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...
1 Peter 5:5; Daniel 4:30; Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 8:13;...