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Psalms 73
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
Surely God is good to Israel,
A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone.
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
For I was envious of the arrogant,
For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For there are no struggles in their death,
They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
They are free from burdens of men,
They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck.
Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
Their eyes bulge with fat.
From their prosperity proceeds iniquity (note: Literally Their eye bulges with fatness; Syriac From their callous heart proceeds iniquity); the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
They scoff and speak with malice.
They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
They have set their mouth in the heavens.
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
Therefore their people return to them,
So their people (note: Or His people) return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
They say, “How does God know?
The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
Behold, these are the wicked.
Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain,
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
For all day long I have been plagued,
For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
If I had said, “I will speak thus”,
If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
When I tried to understand this,
When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
Surely you set them in slippery places.
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
How they are suddenly destroyed!
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
As a dream when one wakes up,
Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
I was so senseless and ignorant.
I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
You will guide me with your counsel,
You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
Whom do I have in heaven?
Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
My flesh and my heart fails,
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength (note: Hebrew rock) of my heart and my portion forever.
For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish.
Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
But it is good for me to come close to God.
But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.