Psalms 73:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. ”

Psalms 73:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They set their mouth against the heavens - Compare Revelation 13:6 . Literally, “They set their mouth in heaven,” or in the heavens. The idea is, they speak as if they were “in” the heavens; as...
Psalms 73:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

They (d) set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. (d) They blaspheme God, and do not fear his power and rail upon men, because they esteem themselves above al...
Psalms 73:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 73:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the heavens . Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), for God, Who dwells there. tongue walketh. Figure of speech Prosopopoeia. earth. Supply the Ellipsis, by adding "[they say]". "...
Psalms 73:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. They have set their mouth against the heavens. Here it is declared that they utter their contumelious speeches as well against God as against men; for they imagine that nothing is too ard...
Psalms 73:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. Set their mouth against the heavens - They blaspheme God, ridicule religion, mock at Providence, and laugh at a f...
Psalms 73:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They set their mouth against the heavens— i.e. They blaspheme the God of heaven; and their tongue walketh, &c. i.e. is let loose to abuse and calumniate whomsoever they please.
Psalms 73:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. They set their mouth against the heavens. With their blasphemies they even reach up to heaven itself, den...
Psalms 73:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 73:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

They set. — The last clause is repeated here under a figure more defined: “They have set their mouth in [not against] the heavens, While their tongue walketh through the earth.” an image very...
Psalms 73:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 73:1-28 THE perennial problem of reconciling God's moral government with observed facts is grappled with in this psalm, as in Psalms 37:1-40 ; Psalms 49:1-20 . It tells how the prosperity...
Psalms 73:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deceptive Prosperity Psalms 73:1-15 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 . The...
Psalms 73:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 tel...
Psalms 73:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
Psalms 73:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They set their mouth against the heavens ,.... Against God in heaven, see Daniel 4:26 , against his being, saying, there is no God; against his perfections, thinking him to be such an one as themse...
Psalms 73:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. Ver. 9. They set their mouth against the heavens ] They howl upward, as wolves; bark at the moon, as dogs; p...
Psalms 73:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 eye...
Psalms 73:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Goodness to His People; Unsanctified Prosperity. A psalm of Asaph. 1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to...
Psalms 73:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Against the heavens, i.e. against God, blaspheming his name, denying or deriding his providence, reviling his saints and servants. Walketh through the earth; using all manner of liberty, introduc...
Psalms 73:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 tem...
Psalms 73:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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...
Psalms 73:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Psalms 73:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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....
Psalms 73:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 sh...
Psalms 73:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 73:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 u...
Psalms 73:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 32:15 ; Daniel 3:15 ; Daniel 7:25 ; Exodus 5:2 ; James 3:6 ; Job 21:14 ; Luke 18:4 ; Psalms 52:4 ; Revelation 13:6
Psalms 73:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Against — Against God, blaspheming his name, and deriding his providence. Walketh — Using all manner of liberty, reproaching all sorts of persons.

Psalms 73:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 73:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 73:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 73:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 73:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 73:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 73:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 73:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 73:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 73:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 73:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 73:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 73:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 73:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 73:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 73:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 73:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes