Psalms 73 · Verse 12

Psalms 73:12

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Psalms 73:12, King James Version

Psalms 73:12 in other translations

BSBBehold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
WEBBehold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
ASVBehold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
YLTLo, these are the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
DARBYBehold, these are the wicked, and they prosper in the world: they heap up riches.
BBETruly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.
WebsterBehold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

What does Psalms 73:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 73:10-12

10-12. Hence God's people are confounded, turned hither (or back) and thither, perplexed with doubts of God's knowledge and care, and filled with sorrow.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 These are the ungodly - The people still speak. It is the ungodly that prosper, the irreligious and profane.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 73:1-14

The psalmist was strongly tempted to envy the prosperity of the wicked; a common temptation, which has tried the graces of many saints. But he lays down the great principle by which he resolved to abide. It is the goodness of God. This is a truth which cannot be shaken. Good thoughts of God will fortify against Satan's temptations. The faith even of strong believers may be sorely shaken, and ready to fail. There are…

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Psalms 73:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-here!H2009
אֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
רְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'Im[are] wicked [people]H7563
וְשַׁלְוֵ֥יve.shal.Veiand [people] at ease ofH7961
ע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamperpetuityH5769
הִשְׂגּוּ\־his.gu-they increaseH7685
חָֽיִל\׃Cha.yilwealthH2428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 73:12

  • Psalms 52:7

    Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Hosea 12:7-8

    He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

  • Jeremiah 5:28

    They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

  • James 5:1-3

    Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

  • Psalms 17:14

    From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

  • Psalms 37:35

    I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

  • Jeremiah 12:1-2

    Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

  • Luke 16:19

    There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

  • Psalms 62:10

    Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

  • Jeremiah 5:17

    And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

  • Psalms 49:6

    They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

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these.
37:35; 52:7; Jer 12:1,2; Lu 16:19; Jas 5:1-3
prosper.
3
they.
17:14; 62:10; Jer 5:17,28; Ho 12:7,8

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Context

  • Psalms 73:11

    And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

  • Psalms 73:12

    Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

  • Psalms 73:13

    Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

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Psalms 73:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
He aquí estos impíos, sin ser turbados del mundo, alcanzaron riquezas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Voici, ceux-ci sont des méchants, et ils prospèrent dans le monde, ils augmentent leurs richesses.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Siehe, diese sind Gesetzlose, und, immerdar sorglos, erwerben sie sich Vermögen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Deus autem rex noster ante sæcula: operatus est salutem in medio terræ.