Psalms 73:5
They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
BSB
ASV
They are not in trouble as other men; Neither are they plagued like other men.
KJV
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
They are not in trouble as other men. The prosperous wicked escape the killing toils which afflict the mass of mankind; their bread comes to them without care, their wine without stint. They have no need to enquire, "Whence shall we get bread for our children, or raiment for our little ones?" Ordinary domestic and personal troubles do not appear to molest them. Neither are they plagued like other men. Fierce trials do not arise to assail them: they smart not under the divine rod. While many saints are both poor and afflicted, the prosperous sinner is neither.
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Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
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My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from…
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Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
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“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the…