Psalm 73

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