Psalms 73:3

foolish. arrogant, or boasters.

wicked. lawless. Hebrew. rasha'.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For I was envious at the foolish - The word “foolish” here refers to sinners. It may either refer to them as foolish, or as proud, insolent, vain...
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.*, believe...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. For I envied the foolish (154) Here he declares the nature of the temptation with which he was assailed. It consisted in this, that when...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. I was envious at the foolish - I saw persons who worshipped not the true...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For I was envious at the foolish - Hebrew, 'the foolishly insolent...
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. Th...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Foolish] RV 'arrogant.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Psalmist here opens the subject which had so much tended to stagger his faith. It appears, the question which arose in his mind, and gave him suc...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But as for me Yet I must acknowledge with grief and shame, concerning myself, that notwithstanding all my knowledge of this truth, and my own exper...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God's Goodness to His People; Unsanctified Prosperity. A psalm of Asaph....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I grudged and murmured at it, and had a secret desire to partake of their delicates.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. A popular fallacy exposed The position I wish to lay down is this:--that...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For I was envious at the foolish, filled with anger at the proud boasting of the ungodly, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked, when he noted th...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

James 4:5 ; Jeremiah 12:1 ; Job 21:7 ; Proverbs 24:1 ; Proverbs 3:31 ; Psalms 37:1 ; Psalms 37:7

³ For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 73:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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