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Asaph continues to describe how he sometimes wants to complain to God about those who are "arrogant" and "wicked" (Psalms 73:3).
Pride adorns them like a necklace around their neck; violence clothes them like a robe
This means the wicked show everyone how proud and violent they are as if they were wearing a necklace or beautiful robe. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
necklace ... robe
This refers to things that rich and important people wear.
necklace
a chain usually made of gold or jewels that goes around the neck
Out of such blindness comes sin
Because they are like blind people who cannot see where they are going, they sin without knowing it. Being blind is a metaphor for a person being unable to see how wicked he is. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
evil thoughts pass through their hearts
Here the psalmist describes people's thoughts as if they were people. He also describes the inner beings of wicked people as if they were a building in which those people could walk. AT: "in their inner beings they are always thinking about more evil things to do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)