Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain;
violence covereth them as a garment.
Psalm 73:6
"Verse 6. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain. They are... great in their own esteem ... they want no other ornament than their own pomposity.
No jeweller could sufficiently adorn them; they wear their own pride as a better ornament than a gold chain.
Violence covereth them as a garment. In their boastful arrogance they array themselves; they wear the livery of the devil, and are fond of it. As soon as you see them, you perceive that room must be made for them, for, regardless of the feelings and rights of others, they intend to have their way, and achieve their own ends. They brag and bully, bluster and browbeat, as if they had taken out license to ride roughshod over all mankind."
Charles Spurgeon
violence covereth them as a garment.
Psalm 73:6
"Verse 6. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain. They are... great in their own esteem ... they want no other ornament than their own pomposity.
No jeweller could sufficiently adorn them; they wear their own pride as a better ornament than a gold chain.
Violence covereth them as a garment. In their boastful arrogance they array themselves; they wear the livery of the devil, and are fond of it. As soon as you see them, you perceive that room must be made for them, for, regardless of the feelings and rights of others, they intend to have their way, and achieve their own ends. They brag and bully, bluster and browbeat, as if they had taken out license to ride roughshod over all mankind."
Charles Spurgeon