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BOOK III
Psalms 73–89
Psalm 73
A psalm of Asaph.
Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
Psalms 73–89
Psalm 73
A psalm of Asaph.
Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
God Is My Strength and Portion Forever
A Psalm of Asaph.
Truly God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
A Psalm of Asaph.
Truly God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;
I had nearly lost my foothold.
I had nearly lost my foothold.
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
my steps had nearly slipped.
For I envied the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For I was envious of the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
their bodies are fat and sleek.
They are free from common human burdens;
they are not plagued by human ills.
they are not plagued by human ills.
They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.
they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.
Therefore pride is their necklace;
they clothe themselves with violence.
they clothe themselves with violence.
Therefore pride is their necklace;
violence covers them as a garment.
violence covers them as a garment.
Their eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
their hearts overflow with follies.
They scoff, and speak with malice;
with arrogance they threaten oppression.
with arrogance they threaten oppression.
They scoff and speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
loftily they threaten oppression.
Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
and their tongue struts through the earth.
They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
Does the Most High know anything?”
And they say, “How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
This is what the wicked are like —
always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.
always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.
Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they increase in riches.
always at ease, they increase in riches.
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.
and have washed my hands in innocence.
All in vain have I kept my heart clean
and washed my hands in innocence.
and washed my hands in innocence.
All day long I have been afflicted,
and every morning brings new punishments.
and every morning brings new punishments.
For all the day long I have been stricken
and rebuked every morning.
and rebuked every morning.
If I had spoken out like that,
I would have betrayed your children.
I would have betrayed your children.
If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
When I tried to understand all this,
it troubled me deeply
it troubled me deeply
But when I thought how to understand this,
it seemed to me a wearisome task,
it seemed to me a wearisome task,
till I entered the sanctuary of God;
then I understood their final destiny.
then I understood their final destiny.
until I went into the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their end.
then I discerned their end.
Surely you place them on slippery ground;
you cast them down to ruin.
you cast them down to ruin.
Truly you set them in slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
you make them fall to ruin.
How suddenly are they destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors!
completely swept away by terrors!
How they are destroyed in a moment,
swept away utterly by terrors!
swept away utterly by terrors!
They are like a dream when one awakes;
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.
Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.
O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.
When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
and my spirit embittered,
When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
when I was pricked in heart,
I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute beast before you.
I was a brute beast before you.
I was brutish and ignorant;
I was like a beast toward you.
I was like a beast toward you.
Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
you hold me by my right hand.
Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
you hold my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
and afterward you will take me into glory.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to glory.
and afterward you will receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
Those who are far from you will perish;
you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
For behold, those who are far from you shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.
you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.