Psalms 73:2-3

But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 73

2 songs meet this passage

  • “Can make a good man turn bad”

    Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want · The Smiths

    resonates with Psalms 73:2-3

    The psalmist admits his feet nearly slipped from watching the wicked prosper while he suffered, the same ache of being worn down by hard circumstance.

  • “But you're so unaffected I really don't get it”

    good 4 u · Olivia Rodrigo

    resonates with Psalms 73:3

    Like the psalmist envying the carefree wicked, she's fixated on his apparent ease compared to her pain, a universal human ache.

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