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| The Book of Psalms 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| The World English Online Bible (WLD) | ||||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:1 | 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 nearly slipped. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:3 | For I was envious of the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:4 | For there are no struggles in their death, But their strength is firm. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:5 | They are free from burdens of men, Neither are they plagued like other men. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:6 | Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:7 | Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:8 | They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:9 | They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:10 | Therefore their people return to them, And they drink up waters of abundance. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:11 | They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?" | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:12 | Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:13 | Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocence, | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:14 | For all day long have I been plagued, And punished every morning. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:15 | If I had said, "I will speak thus;" Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:16 | When I tried to understand this, It was too painful for me; | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:17 | Until I entered God's sanctuary, And considered their latter end. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:18 | Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:19 | How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:20 | As a dream when one wakes up, So, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:21 | For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:22 | I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:23 | Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:24 | You will guide me with your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:25 | 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 fails, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 73:27 | 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 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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