Psalms 73 : 1 (MKJV)
A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to the pure of heart.
Psalms 73 : 2 (MKJV)
And I, my foot had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
Psalms 73 : 3 (MKJV)
For I was jealous of the proud, when I saw the peace of the wicked.
Psalms 73 : 4 (MKJV)
For there are no bands in their death; but their strength is fat.
Psalms 73 : 5 (MKJV)
They are not in trouble like other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
Psalms 73 : 6 (MKJV)
Therefore pride enchains them; violence covers them like a robe.
Psalms 73 : 7 (MKJV)
Their eyes stand out with fatness; they have more than the heart could imagine.
Psalms 73 : 8 (MKJV)
They scoff and speak in malice of cruelty; from on high they speak.
Psalms 73 : 9 (MKJV)
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.
Psalms 73 : 10 (MKJV)
Therefore His people return here, and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
Psalms 73 : 11 (MKJV)
And they say, How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?
Psalms 73 : 12 (MKJV)
Behold, these are the ungodly, who are at ease in the world; they increase in riches.
Psalms 73 : 13 (MKJV)
Surely I have made my heart pure in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.
Psalms 73 : 14 (MKJV)
For all the day long I have been plagued, and chastened every morning.
Psalms 73 : 15 (MKJV)
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I would deceive a generation of Your sons.
Psalms 73 : 16 (MKJV)
When I thought deeply in order to understand this, it was painful for me,
Psalms 73 : 17 (MKJV)
until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end.
Psalms 73 : 18 (MKJV)
Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down into ruin.
Psalms 73 : 19 (MKJV)
How have they been brought into grief, as in a moment! They are fully eaten up with terrors,
Psalms 73 : 20 (MKJV)
like a dream when one awakens; so, O Jehovah, when You awake, You shall despise their image.
Psalms 73 : 21 (MKJV)
For my heart was grieved and I was pricked in my reins.
Psalms 73 : 22 (MKJV)
So foolish was I, and I did not know; I was like a beast before You.
Psalms 73 : 23 (MKJV)
But I am always with You; You have held me by my right hand.
Psalms 73 : 24 (MKJV)
You shall lead me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Psalms 73 : 25 (MKJV)
Whom have I in Heaven? And besides You I desire none on earth.
Psalms 73 : 26 (MKJV)
My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart, and my part forever.
Psalms 73 : 27 (MKJV)
For lo, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all who go lusting away from You.
Psalms 73 : 28 (MKJV)
And I, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in Jehovah God, to declare all Your works.
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