Psalms 73

1 A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

3 For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm.

For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

5 They [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they afflicted like [other] men.

They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

6 Therefore pride encompasseth them as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.

Therefore pride compasses them about as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.

10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full [cup] are wrung out to them.

Therefore his people return here: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?

And they say, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

12 Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

13 Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

14 For all the day long have I been afflicted, and chastened every morning.

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend [against] the generation of thy children.

If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of your children.

16 When I thought to know this, it [was] too painful for me;

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; [then] I understood their end.

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou didst cast them down into destruction.

Surely you did set them in slippery places: you casted them down into destruction.

19 How are they [brought] into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

20 As a dream when [one] awaketh; [so], O LORD, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

As a dream when one awakes; so, O Lord, when you awake, you shall despise their image.

21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

22 So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before thee.

So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before you.

23 Nevertheless I [am] continually with thee: thou hast held [me] by my right hand.

Nevertheless I am continually with you: you have held me by my right hand.

24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory.

You shall guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire besides thee.

Whom have I in heaven but you? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside you.

26 My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

My flesh and my heart fails: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

27 For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go astray from thee.

For, lo, they that are far from you shall perish: you have destroyed all them that go a whoring from you.

28 But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all your works.