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Psalms 73:5

73:4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. firm: Heb. fat
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. in: Heb. in the trouble of other men like: Heb. with

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They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.

They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

73:6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

What does Psalms 73:5 mean?

Psalms 73:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָמָל (ʻâmâl), אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh), נָגַע (nâgaʻ).

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They
are
not
in
troubleעָמָלʻâmâl/aw-mawl'/H5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
as
other
men;אֱנוֹשׁʼĕnôwsh/en-oshe'/H582a man in general (singly or collectively)
neither
are
they
plaguedנָגַעnâgaʻ/naw-gah'/H5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
likeעִםʻim/eem/H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
other
men.אָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
in:
Heb.
in
the
trouble
of
other
men
like:
Heb.
with

Topics

IntegrityPunishment of the Wicked, theRich, TheTemptationWickedWorldliness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 73:5.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

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What does Psalms 73:5 say?

Psalms 73:5 (King James Version) reads: "They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. in: Heb. in the trouble of other men like: Heb. with"

Is Psalms 73:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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