Mazmur 73:5-6

73:5 They are immune to the trouble common to men;

they do not suffer as other men do. ¹ 

73:6 Arrogance is their necklace, ² 

and violence their clothing. ³ 

[73:5]  ¹ tn Heb “in the trouble of man they are not, and with mankind they are not afflicted.”

[73:6]  ² sn Arrogance is their necklace. The metaphor suggests that their arrogance is something the wicked “wear” proudly. It draws attention to them, just as a beautiful necklace does to its owner.

[73:6]  ³ tn Heb “a garment of violence covers them.” The metaphor suggests that violence is habitual for the wicked. They “wear” it like clothing; when one looks at them, violence is what one sees.