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A Test of Faith
Commentators agree that the psalmist is observing a painful reality: the wicked often seem exempt from the common labors, troubles, and calamities that affect everyone else. John Calvin notes this is a severe temptation, designed by God to test the faith of believers who see the ungodly living in what appears to be a special state of ease and privilege.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 73:5
18th Century
Theologian
They are not in trouble as other men - Margin, “In the trouble of other men.” Literally, “In the labor of man they are not;” that i…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 73:4–5
19th Century
Preacher
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other me…
John Calvin
On Psalms 73:5
16th Century
Theologian
They are not in the trouble that is common to man. Here it is declared that the wicked enjoy a delightful repose and are, as it were, by s…
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John Gill
On Psalms 73:5
17th Century
Pastor
They are not in trouble, as other men
Either of body or of mind, as the saints are, who through many tribulations enter the ki…
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…