Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world - This is also to be understood as the language of the good man, perplexed …

The mutual relation of these verses has been the subject of many conflicting opinions. The following is the arrangement that seems preferable—
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Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands …

Behold! these are the ungodly. The Psalmist here shows, as it were, by a vivid pictorial representation, the character of that envy which …

Behold, these are the ungodly
Who say and do as before declared; such as these must be without the knowledge of God,…

The psalmist was strongly tempted to envy the prosperity of the wicked; a common temptation, which has tested the graces of many saints. But he lay…