Psalm 73:16–28

16  When I wthought to know this,

†It was too painful for me;

17  Until I went into xthe sanctuary of God;

Then yunderstood I ztheir end.

18  sSurely thou didst set them in aslippery places:

Thou castedst them down into bdestruction.

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

They are utterly dconsumed with eterrors.

20  fAs a dream when one awaketh;

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

21  Thus my heart was grieved,

And I was pricked in my reins.

22  So hfoolish was I, and †ignorant:

I was as ia beast †before thee.

23  Nevertheless I am continually with thee:

Thou hast holden me by my right hand.

24  jThou shalt guide me with thy counsel,

And afterward jjreceive me to glory.

25  Whom have I in heaven but thee?

And there is none upon earth that I desire kbeside thee.

26  lMy flesh and my heart faileth:

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

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

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

28  But 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.