Psalm 73:17–28

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.