Psalm 73
to those who are
pure in heart.
I had nearly lost
my foothold.
3 For I envied the arrogant
when I saw the
prosperity of the wicked.
their bodies are
healthy and strong.[a]
5 They are free from common
human burdens;
they are not
plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride is their
necklace;
they clothe
themselves with violence.
7 From their callous hearts comes
iniquity[b];
their evil
imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;
with arrogance they
threaten oppression.
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues
take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up
waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most
High know anything?”
always free of
care, they go on amassing wealth.
and have washed
my hands in innocence.
14 All day long I have been afflicted,
and every morning
brings new punishments.
I would have
betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand all
this,
it troubled me
deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary of
God;
then I understood
their final destiny.
you cast them
down to ruin.
19 How suddenly are they
destroyed,
completely swept
away by terrors!
20 They are like a dream when one
awakes;
when you arise,
Lord,
you will despise
them as fantasies.
and my spirit
embittered,
22 I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute
beast before you.
you hold me by my
right hand.
24 You guide me with your
counsel,
and afterward you
will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has
nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may
fail,
but God is the
strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
you destroy all
who are unfaithful to you.
28 But as for me, it is good to be
near God.
I have made the
Sovereign Lord my
refuge;
I will tell of
all your deeds.
to those who are pure in heart.
I had nearly lost my foothold.
3 For I envied the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]
5 They are free from common human burdens;
they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride is their necklace;
they clothe themselves with violence.
7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity[b];
their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;
with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.
and have washed my hands in innocence.
14 All day long I have been afflicted,
and every morning brings new punishments.
I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand all this,
it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary of God;
then I understood their final destiny.
you cast them down to ruin.
19 How suddenly are they destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors!
20 They are like a dream when one awakes;
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.
and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute beast before you.
you hold me by my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;
I will tell of all your deeds.
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