Psalm 73

Psalm LXXIII.

A Psalm of Asaph.

Truly God is good to ^aIsrael,

Even to such as are of a clean heart.

²But as for me, my feet were almost ^bgone;

My steps had well nigh slipt.

^3cFor I was ^denvious at the ^efoolish,

When I saw the ^fprosperity of the wicked.

⁴For there are no ^gbands in their death:

But their strength is firm.

⁵They are not in trouble as other men;

Neither are they ^hplagued like other men.

⁶ⁿTherefore pride compasseth them about ⁱas a chain;

Violence covereth them ^jas a garment.

^7kTheir eyes stand out with fatness:

They have more than heart could wish.

⁸They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression:

^lThey speak ^mloftily.

⁹They set their mouth against the heavens,

And their tongue walketh through the earth.

¹⁰ⁿTherefore his people return hither:

And waters of a full ^ocup ^pare wrung out to them.

¹¹And they say, ^qHow doth God know?

And is there knowledge in the most High?

¹²Behold, these are the ungodly,

^rWho prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

^13sVerily I have cleansed my heart in vain,

And ^twashed my hands in innocency.

¹⁴For all the day long have I been ^hplagued,

And chastened ^ttevery morning.

¹⁵If I say, I will speak ^uthus;

Behold, I should offend against ^vthe generation of thy children.

¹⁶When I ^wthought to know this,

It was too painful for me;

¹⁷Until I went into ^xthe sanctuary of God;

Then ^yunderstood I ^ztheir end.

^18sSurely thou didst set them in ^aslippery places:

Thou castedst them down into ^bdestruction.

¹⁹How are they brought into desolation, ^cas in a moment!

They are utterly ^dconsumed with ^eterrors.

^20fAs a dream when one awaketh;

So, O Lord, ^gwhen thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

²¹Thus my heart was grieved,

And I was pricked in my reins.

²²So ^hfoolish was I, and ignorant:

I was as ⁱa beast before thee.

²³Nevertheless I am continually with thee:

Thou hast holden me by my right hand.

^24jThou shalt guide me with thy counsel,

And afterward ^jjreceive me to glory.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven but thee?

And there is none upon earth that I desire ^kbesides thee.

^26lMy flesh and my heart faileth:

But God is the strength of my heart, and ^mmy portion ⁿfor ever.

²⁷For lo, ^othey that are far from thee shall perish:

Thou hast destroyed all them that ^pgo a whoring from thee.

²⁸But it is good for me to draw near to God:

I have put my trust in the Lord God,

That I may ^qdeclare all thy works.