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73:1  A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart.
73:2  But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped.
73:3  For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
73:4  For there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm.
73:5  They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men.
73:6  Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.
73:7  Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.
73:8  They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily.
73:9  They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walks through the earth.
73:10  Therefore his people return here, And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
73:11  And they say, “How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
73:12  Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches.
73:13  Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocence.
73:14  For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.
73:15  If I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
73:16  When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me—
73:17  Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.
73:18  Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
73:19  Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
73:20  As a dream when one awakes, So, Lord, when You awake, You shall despise their image.
73:21  Thus my heart was grieved, And I was vexed in my mind.
73:22  I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
73:23  Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.
73:24  You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
73:25  Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
73:26  My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
73:27  For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.
73:28  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 Your works.