When comparing his own lot with the prosperous life of the wicked, he became envious. He observed that the ungodly were haughty and violent, and they seemed to get away with this.
आसाफने ७३ व्या स्तोत्रात त्याला वाटणाऱ्‍या चिंतेचे अगदी स्पष्टरीत्या वर्णन केले आहे.