Psalm 73:9

Translations

Modern

They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

Traditional

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

Literal

They have set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.

Latin

Posuerunt in cælum os suum, et lingua eorum transivit in terra.

Original

Hebrew

English

They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

Notes

Psalms 73:9

The proud boast, claiming that they own everything and are not subject to anyone (see Psalm 2:1–3).

Psalms 73:4–12

The psalmist gives an exaggerated picture of the happiness of the wicked (compare Psalm 1).

Psalms 73:1–28

This wisdom psalm looks at the injustice of the prosperity of the wicked. The psalmist states that God is good to the godly, but his own experience is different (Psalm 73:2–12).

Almost overwhelmed by doubt (Psalm 73:13–16), the psalmist meets the Lord in the sanctuary. This meeting gives him a broader view and renews his trust in God (Psalm 73:17–26). His troubling doubts lead to a stronger desire for truth. He knows he can trust God and that God will save him (Psalm 73:27–28).

Psalms 73:1–75:10

The seeming success of the wicked (Psalm 73) and God's apparent rejection of his people (Psalm 74) raise questions about his justice. God rules the entire world and decides when to judge (Psalm 75).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints Material Reward Questions and Doubt Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Revelation 13:6
And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
James 3:6
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
Daniel 7:25
He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.
2 Chronicles 32:15
So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
Daniel 3:15
Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”
Luke 18:4
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
Psalm 52:4
You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
Job 21:14
Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.

Glossary

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Topics

Blasphemy: General Scriptures Concerning Blindness: Spiritual Integrity: General Scriptures Concerning Pride: General Scriptures Concerning Temptation: Resistance To The Punishment of the Wicked in This Life by Put in Slippery Places The Rich: General Scriptures Concerning Wicked (People): Contrasted with Righteous People Wicked (People): Described Wicked (People): Prosperity of Wicked (People): Punishment of Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning

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