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Psalm 73:8-9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 73 · verses 8–9 · King James Version
8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. 9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.Psalm 73:8-9 · King James Version
Psalm 73:8-9 in context
6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
Key words (Strong's)
- oppressionʻôsheqinjury, fraud, distress, unjust gainH6233 →
- wickedlyraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- corruptmûwqto jeerH4167 →
- heavensshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- walkethhâlakto walkH1980 →
- tonguelâshôwnthe tongue , used literally , and figurativelyH3956 →
- speakdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
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