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73:1  Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are have a pure heart.
73:2  But me? My feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped
73:3  because I envied the arrogant; I observed how the wicked are well off:
73:4  They suffer no pain; their bodies are fit and strong.
73:5  They are never in trouble; they aren’t weighed down like other people.
73:6  That’s why they wear arrogance like a necklace, why violence covers them like clothes.
73:7  Their eyes bulge out from eating so well; their hearts overflow with delusions.
73:8  They scoff and talk so cruel; from their privileged positions they plan oppression.
73:9  Their mouths dare to speak against heaven! Their tongues roam the earth!
73:10  That’s why people keep going back to them, keep approving what they say.
73:11  And what they say is this: “How could God possibly know! Does the Most High know anything at all!”
73:12  Look at these wicked ones, always relaxed, piling up the wealth!
73:13  Meanwhile, I’ve kept my heart pure for no good reason; I’ve washed my hands to stay innocent for nothing.
73:14  I’m weighed down all day long. I’m punished every morning.
73:15  If I said, “I will talk about all this,” I would have been unfaithful to your children.
73:16  But when I tried to understand these things, it just seemed like hard work
73:17  until I entered God’s sanctuary and understood what would happen to the wicked.
73:18  You will definitely put them on a slippery path; you will make them fall into ruin!
73:19  How quickly they are devastated, utterly destroyed by terrors!
73:20  As quickly as a dream departs from someone waking up, my Lord, when you are stirred up, you make them disappear.
73:21  When my heart was bitter, when I was all cut up inside,
73:22  I was stupid and ignorant. I acted like nothing but an animal toward you.
73:23  But I was still always with you! You held my strong hand!
73:24  You have guided me with your advice; later you will receive me with glory.
73:25  Do I have anyone else in heaven? There’s nothing on earth I desire except you.
73:26  My body and my heart fail, but God is my heart’s rock and my share forever.
73:27  Look! Those far from you die; you annihilate all those who are unfaithful to you.
73:28  But me? It’s good for me to be near God. I have taken my refuge in you, my Lord God, so I can talk all about your works!