Psalms:73 Parallel Bible - KJV WLD |
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| Psalms 73:1 | Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. | Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart. |
| Psalms 73:2 | But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. | But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped. |
| Psalms 73:3 | For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. | For I was envious of the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. |
| Psalms 73:4 | For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. | For there are no struggles in their death, But their strength is firm. |
| Psalms 73:5 | They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. | They are free from burdens of men, Neither are they plagued like other men. |
| Psalms 73:6 | Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. | Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment. |
| Psalms 73:7 | Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. | Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit. |
| Psalms 73:8 | They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. | They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression. |
| Psalms 73:9 | They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. | They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth. |
| Psalms 73:10 | Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. | Therefore their people return to them, And they drink up waters of abundance. |
| Psalms 73:11 | And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? | They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?" |
| Psalms 73:12 | Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. | Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches. |
| Psalms 73:13 | Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. | Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocence, |
| Psalms 73:14 | For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. | For all day long have I been plagued, And punished every morning. |
| Psalms 73:15 | If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. | If I had said, "I will speak thus;" Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children. |
| Psalms 73:16 | When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; | When I tried to understand this, It was too painful for me; |
| Psalms 73:17 | Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. | Until I entered God's sanctuary, And considered their latter end. |
| Psalms 73:18 | Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. | Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction. |
| Psalms 73:19 | How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. | How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors. |
| Psalms 73:20 | As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. | As a dream when one wakes up, So, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies. |
| Psalms 73:21 | Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. | For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart. |
| Psalms 73:22 | So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. | I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you. |
| Psalms 73:23 | Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. | Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand. |
| Psalms 73:24 | Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. | You will guide me with your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. |
| Psalms 73:25 | Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. | Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you. |
| Psalms 73:26 | My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. | My flesh and my heart fails, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| Psalms 73:27 | For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. | For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you. |
| Psalms 73:28 | But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. | 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. |
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