Psalms 73
World English Bible - Psalms 73 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart. 73:2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped. 73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 73:4 For there are no struggles in their death, But their strength is firm. 73:5 They are free from burdens of men, Neither are they plagued like other men. 73:6 Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment. 73:7 Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit. 73:8 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression. 73:9 They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth. 73:10 Therefore their people return to them, And they drink up waters of abundance. 73:11 They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?" 73:12 Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches. 73:13 Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocence, 73:14 For all day long have I been plagued, And punished every morning. 73:15 If I had said, "I will speak thus;" Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children. 73:16 When I tried to understand this, It was too painful for me; 73:17 Until I entered God`s sanctuary, And considered their latter end. 73:18 Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction. 73:19 How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors. 73:20 As a dream when one wakes up, So, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies. 73:21 For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart. 73:22 I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you. 73:23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand. 73:24 You will guide me with your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. 73:25 Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you. 73:26 My flesh and my heart fails, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. 73:27 For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you. 73:28 But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, That I may tell of all your works. Psalm 74 A contemplation by Asaph.