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73:1  (A psalm by Asaph.) God is truly good to Israel, especially to everyone with a pure heart.
73:2  But I almost stumbled and fell,
73:3  because it made me jealous to see proud and evil people and to watch them prosper.
73:4  They never have to suffer, they stay healthy,
73:5  and they don't have troubles like everyone else.
73:6  Their pride is like a necklace, and they commit sin more often than they dress themselves.
73:7  Their eyes bulge with fat, and their minds are flooded with foolish thoughts.
73:8  They sneer and say cruel things, and because of their pride, they make violent threats.
73:9  They dare to speak against God and to order others around.
73:10  God will bring his people back, and they will drink the water he so freely gives.
73:11  Only evil people would say, “God Most High cannot know everything!”
73:12  Yet all goes well for them, and they live in peace.
73:13  What good did it do me to keep my thoughts pure and refuse to do wrong?
73:14  I am sick all day, and I am punished each morning.
73:15  If I had said evil things, I would not have been loyal to your people.
73:16  It was hard for me to understand all this!
73:17  Then I went to your temple, and there I understood what will happen to my enemies.
73:18  You will make them stumble, never to get up again.
73:19  They will be terrified, suddenly swept away and no longer there.
73:20  They will disappear, Lord, despised like a bad dream the morning after.
73:21  Once I was bitter and brokenhearted.
73:22  I was stupid and ignorant, and I treated you as a wild animal would.
73:23  But I never really left you, and you hold my right hand.
73:24  Your advice has been my guide, and later you will welcome me in glory.
73:25  In heaven I have only you, and on this earth you are all I want.
73:26  My body and mind may fail, but you are my strength and my choice forever.
73:27  All-Powerful Lord God, those who stay far from you will be lost, and you will destroy those who are unfaithful.
73:28  It is good for me to be near you. I choose you as my protector, and I will tell about your wonderful deeds.