1 Surely God is good to Israel,

to those who are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;

I had nearly lost my foothold.

3 For I envied the arrogant

when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 They have no struggles;

their bodies are healthy and strong.

5 They are free from common human burdens;

they are not plagued by human ills.

6 Therefore pride is their necklace;

they clothe themselves with violence.

7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity;

their evil imaginations have no limits.

8 They scoff, and speak with malice;

with arrogance they threaten oppression.

9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,

and their tongues take possession of the earth.

1 Truly God is good to Israel,

to those who are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,

my steps had nearly slipped.

3 For I was envious of the arrogant

when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For they have no pangs until death;

their bodies are fat and sleek.

5 They are not in trouble as others are;

they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.

6 Therefore pride is their necklace;

violence covers them as a garment.

7 Their eyes swell out through fatness;

their hearts overflow with follies.

8 They scoff and speak with malice;

loftily they threaten oppression.

9 They set their mouths against the heavens,

and their tongue struts through the earth.

1 Truly God is good to Israel,

Even to such as are of a clean heart.

2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone;

My steps had well nigh slipped.

3 For I was envious at the foolish,

When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For there are no bands in their death:

But their strength is firm.

5 They are not in trouble as other men;

Neither are they plagued like other men.

6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain;

Violence covereth them as a garment.

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness:

They have more than heart could wish.

8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression:

They speak loftily.

9 They set their mouth against the heavens,

And their tongue walketh through the earth.

1 Truly God is good to Israel,

to those whose hearts are pure.

2 But as for me, I almost lost my footing.

My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.

3 For I envied the proud

when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.

4 They seem to live such painless lives;

their bodies are so healthy and strong.

5 They don’t have troubles like other people;

they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.

6 They wear pride like a jeweled necklace

and clothe themselves with cruelty.

7 These fat cats have everything

their hearts could ever wish for!

8 They scoff and speak only evil;

in their pride they seek to crush others.

9 They boast against the very heavens,

and their words strut throughout the earth.

1 Truly God is good to Israel,

To such as are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;

My steps had nearly slipped.

3 For I was envious of the boastful,

When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For there are no pangs in their death,

But their strength is firm.

5 They are not in trouble as other men,

Nor are they plagued like other men.

6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;

Violence covers them like a garment.

7 Their eyes bulge with abundance;

They have more than heart could wish.

8 They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;

They speak loftily.

9 They set their mouth against the heavens,

And their tongue walks through the earth.

1 God is truly good to Israel,

to those who have pure hearts.

2 But I had almost stopped believing;

I had almost lost my faith

3 because I was jealous of proud people.

I saw wicked people doing well.

4 They are not suffering;

they are healthy and strong.

5 They don’t have troubles like the rest of us;

they don’t have problems like other people.

6 They wear pride like a necklace

and put on violence as their clothing.

7 They are looking for profits

and do not control their selfish desires.

8 They make fun of others and speak evil;

proudly they speak of hurting others.

9 They brag to the sky.

They say that they own the earth.

1 Surely God is good to Israel,

Even to such as are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone;

My steps had well nigh slipped.

3 For I was envious at the arrogant,

When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For there are no pangs in their death;

But their strength is firm.

5 They are not in trouble as other men;

Neither are they plagued like other men.

6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck;

Violence covereth them as a garment.

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness:

They have more than heart could wish.

8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression:

They speak loftily.

9 They have set their mouth in the heavens,

And their tongue walketh through the earth.

1 Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped; 3 For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished; 5 They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like other men: 6 Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them as a garment; 7 Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart: 8 They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily: 9 They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

1 God is truly good to Israel, 

to those whose lives are pure. 

2 But my feet had almost stumbled. 

They had almost slipped 

3 because I was envious of arrogant people 

when I saw the prosperity that wicked people enjoy. 

4 They suffer no pain. 

Their bodies are healthy. 

5 They have no drudgery in their lives like ordinary people. 

They are not plagued ⸤with problems⸥ like others. 

6 That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace 

and acts of violence like clothing. 

7 Their eyes peer out from their fat faces, 

and their imaginations run wild. 

8 They ridicule. 

They speak maliciously. 

They speak arrogantly about oppression. 

9 They verbally attack heaven, 

and they order people around on earth. 

1 God is indeed good to Israel,

to the pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet almost slipped;

my steps nearly went astray.

3 For I envied the arrogant;

I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 They have an easy time until they die,

and their bodies are well fed.

5 They are not in trouble like others;

they are not afflicted like most people.

6 Therefore, pride is their necklace,

and violence covers them like a garment.

7 Their eyes bulge out from fatness;

the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

8 They mock, and they speak maliciously;

they arrogantly threaten oppression.

9 They set their mouths against heaven,

and their tongues strut across the earth.

1 Truly God is good to the upright,

to those who are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;

my steps had nearly slipped.

3 For I was envious of the arrogant;

I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For they have no pain;

their bodies are sound and sleek.

5 They are not in trouble as others are;

they are not plagued like other people.

6 Therefore pride is their necklace;

violence covers them like a garment.

7 Their eyes swell out with fatness;

their hearts overflow with follies.

8 They scoff and speak with malice;

loftily they threaten oppression.

9 They set their mouths against heaven,

and their tongues range over the earth.

1 Surely God is good to Israel,

to those pure of heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled.

My steps had nearly slipped,

3 because I envied the boastful

when I saw the well-being of the wicked.

4 For there are no pains up to their death,

and their bodies are healthy.

5 They do not have ordinary trouble,

and they are not plagued as other people.

6 Therefore pride is their necklace;

an outfit of violence covers them.

7 Their eye bulges from fat.

Imaginings overflow their heart.

8 They mock and speak maliciously of oppression;

they speak as though from on high.

9 They set their mouth against the heavens,

and their tongue roams the earth.

1 God is truly good to Israel.

He is good to those who have pure hearts.

2 But my feet had almost slipped.

I had almost tripped and fallen.

3 I saw that proud and sinful people were doing well.

And I began to long for what they had.

4 They don’t have any troubles.

Their bodies are healthy and strong.

5 They don’t have the problems others have.

They don’t suffer as other people do.

6 Their pride is like a necklace.

They put on meanness as if it were their clothes.

7 Many sins come out of their hard and stubborn hearts.

There is no limit to their proud and evil thoughts.

8 They laugh at others and speak words of hatred.

They are proud. They warn others about the harm they can do to them.

9 They brag as if they owned heaven itself.

They talk as if they controlled the earth.