From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
The wicked man's face changes with his riches, fattened like swine, his eyes protruding, the very image of a soul gorged beyond all measure. He has more than heart could wish, yet his greed knows no bottom; give him thousands and he cries for more. God abhors him for it.
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The face betrays the man: through abundance his eyes grow fierce with lust and pride, his countenance burns with violence. What worldly heart, if it possessed all things, would ever be satisfied? Such wicked imaginations exceed all bounds and overtake the deeds of sin itself.
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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