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73:1  God certainly is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart!
73:2  But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.
73:3  For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
73:4  For there are no pains in their death, And their belly is fat.
73:5  They are not in trouble like other people, Nor are they tormented together with the rest of mankind.
73:6  Therefore arrogance is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.
73:7  Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart overflow.
73:8  They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.
73:9  They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth.
73:10  Therefore his people return here, And abundant waters are drunk by them.
73:11  They say, “How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
73:12  Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
73:13  Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;
73:14  For I have been stricken all day long, And punished every morning.
73:15  If I had said, “I will speak this way,” Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
73:16  When I thought of understanding this, It was troublesome in my sight
73:17  Until I entered the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end.
73:18  You indeed put them on slippery ground; You dropped them into ruin.
73:19  How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
73:20  Like a dream when one awakes, Lord, when stirred, You will despise their image.
73:21  When my heart was embittered And I was pierced within,
73:22  Then I was stupid and ignorant; I was like an animal before You.
73:23  Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand.
73:24  You will guide me with Your plan, And afterward receive me to glory.
73:25  Whom do I have in heaven but You? And with You, I desire nothing on earth.
73:26  My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
73:27  For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
73:28  But as for me, the nearness of God is good for me; I have made the Lord God my refuge, So that I may tell of all Your works.