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| Psalms 73:1 | A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. | Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean 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 had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping; |
| Psalms 73:3 | For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. | Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers. |
| Psalms 73:4 | For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. | For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong. |
| Psalms 73:5 | They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they afflicted like other men. | They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men. |
| Psalms 73:6 | Therefore pride encompasseth them as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. | For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe. |
| Psalms 73:7 | Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. | Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire. |
| Psalms 73:8 | They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. | Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts. |
| Psalms 73:9 | They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. | Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth. |
| Psalms 73:10 | Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. | For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them. |
| Psalms 73:11 | And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High? | And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High? |
| Psalms 73:12 | Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. | Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased. |
| Psalms 73:13 | Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence. | As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness; |
| Psalms 73:14 | For all the day long have I been afflicted, and chastened every morning. | For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment. |
| Psalms 73:15 | If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. | If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children. |
| Psalms 73:16 | When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; | When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes; |
| Psalms 73:17 | Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end. | Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers. |
| Psalms 73:18 | Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou didst cast them down into destruction. | You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction. |
| Psalms 73:19 | How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. | How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction. |
| Psalms 73:20 | As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image. | As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over. |
| Psalms 73:21 | Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. | My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief: |
| Psalms 73:22 | So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. | As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you. |
| Psalms 73:23 | Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast held me by my right hand. | But still I am ever with you; you have taken me by my right hand. |
| Psalms 73:24 | Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. | Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour. |
| Psalms 73:25 | Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. | Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth. |
| 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 are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage. |
| Psalms 73:27 | For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go astray from thee. | For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with 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 near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works. |
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