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Sin Worn as an Ornament
Commentators explain that the wicked don't just feel pride internally; they display it externally like a decorative necklace or a chain of office. They wear it as an ornament, believing it makes them look important. Similarly, violence is not a hidden act but their very "garment," covering them completely and openly for all to see.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 73:6
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain - Therefore they are proud, haughty, imperious. They put on the ornaments and trap…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 73:6
19th Century
Bishop
Therefore. —Better,
“Therefore pride is their necklace,
And violence their mantle.”
The first metaphor mig…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 73:6
19th Century
Preacher
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
They do not seem to have the afflictions of God's pe…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 73:6
16th Century
Theologian
Therefore pride compasseth them as a chain. This complaint goes further than the previous one, for we are here told that although God sees…
John Gill
On Psalms 73:6
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain ,
&.] Which was the sin of the devils, and of our first parents, an…
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…