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73:1  A psalm of Asaph. God is indeed good to Israel, to the pure in heart.
73:2  But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my steps nearly went astray.
73:3  For I envied the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
73:4  They have an easy time until they die, and their bodies are well fed.
73:5  They are not in trouble like others; they are not afflicted like most people.
73:6  Therefore, pride is their necklace, and violence covers them like a garment.
73:7  Their eyes bulge out from fatness; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
73:8  They mock, and they speak maliciously; they arrogantly threaten oppression.
73:9  They set their mouths against heaven, and their tongues strut across the earth.
73:10  Therefore his people turn to them and drink in their overflowing words.
73:11  The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High know everything?”
73:12  Look at them—the wicked! They are always at ease, and they increase their wealth.
73:13  Did I purify my heart and wash my hands in innocence for nothing?
73:14  For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
73:15  If I had decided to say these things aloud, I would have betrayed your people.
73:16  When I tried to understand all this, it seemed hopeless
73:17  until I entered God’s sanctuary. Then I understood their destiny.
73:18  Indeed, you put them in slippery places; you make them fall into ruin.
73:19  How suddenly they become a desolation! They come to an end, swept away by terrors.
73:20  Like one waking from a dream, Lord, when arising, you will despise their image.
73:21  When I became embittered and my innermost being was wounded,
73:22  I was stupid and didn’t understand; I was an unthinking animal toward you.
73:23  Yet I am always with you; you hold my right hand.
73:24  You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me up in glory.
73:25  Who do I have in heaven but you? And I desire nothing on earth but you.
73:26  My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart, my portion forever.
73:27  Those far from you will certainly perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
73:28  But as for me, God’s presence is my good. I have made the Lord God my refuge, so I can tell about all you do.