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Psalms 73:3 — King James Version← Study notes

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.


Psalms 73:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 73:36 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
קִ֭נֵּאתִיqinēʾtiy
I was jealousverbH7065
be (move to · provoke to) jealous · very · zeal
בַּֽ/הוֹלְלִ֑יםbahwōləliym
of the boasterspronH1984
celebrate · commend · (deal · make) ···
שְׁל֖וֹםšəlwōm
the well-being ofnounH7965
do · fare · favour · friend ···
רְשָׁעִ֣יםrəšāʿiym
wicked peopleadjH7563
condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong
אֶרְאֶֽהʾerəʾeh
I sawverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 73:3

1. This Psalm has an inscription, that is, a title, “There have failed the hymns of David, the son of Jesse. A Psalm of Asaph himself.” So many Psalms we have on the titles whereof is written the name David, nowhere there is added, “son of Jesse,” except in this alone. Which we must believe has not been done to no purpose, nor capriciously. For everywhere God does make intimations to us, and to the understanding thereof does invite the godly study of love. What is, “there…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 73 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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