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The Lure of 'Peaceful' Wickedness
The psalmist's envy wasn't just about wealth, but the apparent 'peace' and 'calmness' of the wicked. Commentators like Albert Barnes and John Gill note that the wicked seemed to prosper with ease and even face death without fear. This illusion of a trouble-free life, where sin goes unpunished, created a powerful temptation to question the value of following God.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 73:3
18th Century
Theologian
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, …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 73:3
19th Century
Bishop
Foolish. —Better, arrogant.
When I saw. —Perhaps the conjunction is wrongly supplied, and the word…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 73:3
19th Century
Preacher
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. I know that wicked men are fools.
Asaph and David had of…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 73:3
16th Century
Theologian
For I envied the foolish. Here he declares the nature of the temptation with which he was beset. It consisted in this: when he saw the pre…
John Gill
On Psalms 73:3
17th Century
Pastor
For I was envious at the foolish
The atheists, as in (Psalms 14:1), who deny the creation, as Arama; the…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 73:1–14
17th Century
Minister
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…