They are not in trouble asothermen; Neither are they plagued likeothermen.
The wicked escape the killing toils that afflict the rest of us; their bread comes without care, their wine without stint. They deserve the hottest hell, yet have the warmest nest. But look closer: they have nothing hereafter, only what is of secondary value, meant to teach us to set little store by transient things.
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Psa 73:3-6 Now follows the occasion of the conflict of temptation: the good fortune of those who are estranged from God. In accordance with the gloominess of the theme, the style is also gloomy, and piles up the full-toned suffixes amo and emo (vid., Psa 78:66; Psa 80:7; Psa 83:12, Psa 83:14); both are after the example set by David.
Commenting on Psalm 73:3-6
The psalmist battles carnal reason itself, contending against what the eye sees: the wicked gorged in wealth and pleasure while mocking God, and the righteous crushed under troubles. He nearly cast off all care for religion at this sight. But he reproves his own rashness in judging from the present state alone, and learns that when God's providence runs its course as He has determined in secret counsel, the righteous will not be cheated of their reward, nor the wicked escape the judge.
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Commenting on Psalm 73:1-28