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Read Full Chapter (Psalms 73) Psalms 73:5-7 KJV
"They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish."
Psalms 73:5-7 in Context (Verses 2–10 KJV)
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But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.*
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They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.**
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Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
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Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.*
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They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
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They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
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Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.