Psalms 73 : 1 (ASV)
Surely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart.
Psalms 73 : 2 (ASV)
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.
Psalms 73 : 3 (ASV)
For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalms 73 : 4 (ASV)
For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm.
Psalms 73 : 5 (ASV)
They are not in trouble as other men; Neither are they plagued like other men.
Psalms 73 : 6 (ASV)
Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.
Psalms 73 : 7 (ASV)
Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.
Psalms 73 : 8 (ASV)
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
Psalms 73 : 9 (ASV)
They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.
Psalms 73 : 10 (ASV)
Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
Psalms 73 : 11 (ASV)
And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?
Psalms 73 : 12 (ASV)
Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
Psalms 73 : 13 (ASV)
Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
Psalms 73 : 14 (ASV)
For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning.
Psalms 73 : 15 (ASV)
If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.
Psalms 73 : 16 (ASV)
When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;
Psalms 73 : 17 (ASV)
Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end.
Psalms 73 : 18 (ASV)
Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.
Psalms 73 : 19 (ASV)
How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
Psalms 73 : 20 (ASV)
As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
Psalms 73 : 21 (ASV)
For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:
Psalms 73 : 22 (ASV)
So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was as a beast before thee.
Psalms 73 : 23 (ASV)
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.
Psalms 73 : 24 (ASV)
Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
Psalms 73 : 25 (ASV)
Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.
Psalms 73 : 26 (ASV)
My flesh and my heart faileth; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
Psalms 73 : 27 (ASV)
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee.
Psalms 73 : 28 (ASV)
But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works. Psalm 74 Maschil of Asaph.
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