Psalms 73:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 73:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 73:6 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 73:6 — KJV
“Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.”
— Psalms 73:6 (KJV)
Psalms 73:6 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 73:6
“For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. that he...: or, if he hate her, put her away putting...: Heb. to put away”
Shares key themes with Psalms 73:6: therefore, violence, covereth
“And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; fine...: or, silk”
Shares key themes with Psalms 73:6: about, chain
“He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 73:6: therefore, garment
“He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 73:6: therefore, garment
“We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. gotten: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Psalms 73:6: therefore, chain
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