1 Surely God is good to Israel, [Even] to such as are pure in heart. ASV — Psalm 73:1
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. ASV — Psalm 73:2
3 For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. ASV — Psalm 73:3
4 For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm. ASV — Psalm 73:4
5 They are not in trouble as [other] men; Neither are they plagued like [other] men. ASV — Psalm 73:5
6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment. ASV — Psalm 73:6
7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish. ASV — Psalm 73:7
8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily. ASV — Psalm 73:8
9 They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth. ASV — Psalm 73:9
10 Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full [cup] are drained by them. ASV — Psalm 73:10
11 And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High? ASV — Psalm 73:11
12 Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches. ASV — Psalm 73:12
13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency; ASV — Psalm 73:13
14 For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning. ASV — Psalm 73:14
15 If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children. ASV — Psalm 73:15
16 When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me; ASV — Psalm 73:16
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end. ASV — Psalm 73:17
18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. ASV — Psalm 73:18
19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. ASV — Psalm 73:19
20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image. ASV — Psalm 73:20
21 For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart: ASV — Psalm 73:21
22 So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before thee. ASV — Psalm 73:22
23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand. ASV — Psalm 73:23
24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. ASV — Psalm 73:24
25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. ASV — Psalm 73:25
26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. ASV — Psalm 73:26
27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, [departing] from thee. ASV — Psalm 73:27
28 But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works. Psalm 74 Maschil of Asaph. ASV — Psalm 73:28