“They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.”
The reference to pride adorning the wicked and violence covering them like a garment articulates that wickedness seems to be no obstacle to their elevation. The covering of violence suggests that cruelty is not a barrier to success but is somehow integrated into their being. This verse emphasizes that the wicked are not merely prospering despite their wickedness but seem to be adorned by their arrogance and violence.
Church Fathers on Psalms 73:5
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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