What does Psalm 73:5 mean?

Psalm 73:5 highlights themes such as trouble, comparison, wickedness when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 73:5 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

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.

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Psalm 37:1
Contrasts the fate of the wicked with that of the righteous.
Proverbs 11:21
Affirms that the wicked will not go unpunished, contrasting their apparent ease.
Jeremiah 12:1
Jeremiah expresses similar frustrations about the prosperity of the wicked.