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The Tragedy of the Wicked, and the Blessedness of Trust in God
A Psalm of Asaph.
Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.
A Psalm of Asaph.
Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as 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 stumbled;
My steps had nearly slipped.
My steps had nearly slipped.
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
my steps had nearly slipped.
For I was envious of the boastful,
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 not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
Nor are they plagued like other men.
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 serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them like a garment.
Violence covers them like a garment.
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;
loftily they threaten oppression.
loftily they threaten oppression.
They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.
And their tongue walks through the earth.
They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
and their tongue struts through the earth.
Therefore his people return here,
And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
And they say, “How does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
And they say, “How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they increase in riches.
always at ease, they increase in riches.
All in vain have I kept my heart clean
and washed my hands in innocence.
and washed my hands in innocence.
For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.
And chastened every morning.
For all the day long I have been stricken
and rebuked every morning.
and rebuked every morning.
If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of 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.
But when I thought how to understand this,
it seemed to me a wearisome task,
it seemed to me a wearisome task,
Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their end.
Then I understood their end.
until I went into the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their end.
then I discerned their end.
Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
You cast them down to destruction.
Truly you set them in slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
you make them fall to ruin.
Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
How they are destroyed in a moment,
swept away utterly by terrors!
swept away utterly by terrors!
As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.
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 soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
when I was pricked in heart,
I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
I was like a beast before You.
I was brutish and ignorant;
I was like a beast toward you.
I was like a beast toward you.
Nevertheless I am continually 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 will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
And afterward receive me to 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 there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
And there is none upon earth that 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.
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.