Psalm 73:8

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Summary

Psalm 73:8

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

Corrupt

Psalm 53:1

Proverbs 30:13

Speak wickedly

Hosea 7:16

Speak loftily

2 Peter 2:10

Jude 1:16

Bible References

Corrupt

For the choir director; according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David.

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God,”

They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice;

There is no one who does good.

There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes!
And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

Speak wickedly

In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted;

Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.

Now no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make

swords or spears.”

Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery and swear falsely, and

offer sacrifices to Baal and walk after other gods that you have not known,

They turn, but not upward,
They are like a deceitful bow;
Their princes will fall by the sword
Because of the

insolence of their tongue.

This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

Speak loftily

and especially those who

indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority.

Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,

These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage.