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Psalms 73

¹A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.

²But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.

³For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁴For there are no pains in their death, Their body is fat and pampered.

⁵They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind.

⁶Therefore pride is their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe].

⁷Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires]; The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].

⁸They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak loftily [with malice].

⁹They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue swaggers through the earth.

¹⁰Therefore his people return to this place, And waters of abundance [offered by the irreverent] are [blindly] drunk by them.

¹¹They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge [of us] with the Most High?"

¹²Behold, these are the ungodly, Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.

¹³Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart And washed my hands in innocence.

¹⁴For all the day long have I been stricken, And punished every morning.

¹⁵If I had said, "I will say this," [and expressed my feelings], I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.

¹⁶When I considered how to understand this, It was too great an effort for me and too painful

¹⁷Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood [for I considered] their end.

¹⁸Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.

¹⁹How they are destroyed in a moment! They are completely swept away by sudden terrors!

²⁰Like a dream [which seems real] until one awakens, O Lord, when stirred, [You observe the wicked], You will despise their image.

²¹When my heart was embittered And I was pierced within [as with the fang of an adder],

²²Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.

²³Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand.

²⁴You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to honor and glory.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven [but You]? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

²⁶My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.

²⁷For behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.

²⁸But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge and placed my trust in Him, That I may tell of all Your works.