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73:1  Asaph’s song of praise. God is so good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure.
73:2  But I almost slipped and lost my balance. I almost fell into sin.
73:3  I saw that wicked people were successful, and I became jealous of those proud people.
73:4  They are healthy. They don’t have to struggle to survive.
73:5  They don’t suffer like the rest of us. They don’t have troubles like other people.
73:6  So they are proud and hateful. This is as easy to see as the jewels and fancy clothes they wear.
73:7  If they see something they like, they go and take it. They do whatever they want.
73:8  They make fun of others and say cruel things about them. In their pride they make plans to hurt people.
73:9  They think they are gods! They think they are the rulers of the earth.
73:10  Even God’s people turn to them and do what they say.
73:11  Those evil people say, “God does not know what we are doing! God Most High does not know!”
73:12  Those proud people are wicked, but they are rich and getting richer.
73:13  Clearly, then, I gain nothing by keeping my thoughts pure! What good is it to keep myself from sin?
73:14  God, I suffer all day long, and you punish me every morning.
73:15  I wanted to tell others these things, but that would have made me a traitor to your people.
73:16  I tried hard to understand all this, but it was too hard for me.
73:17  But then, God, I went to your Temple, and I understood what will happen to the wicked.
73:18  Clearly, you have put them in danger. You make it easy for them to fall and be destroyed.
73:19  Trouble can come suddenly, and they will be ruined. Terrible things can happen to them, and they will be finished.
73:20  Then they will be like a dream that we forget when we wake up. You will make them disappear like the monsters in our dreams.
73:21  I was so stupid. I thought about such people and became upset. God, I was upset and angry with you! I acted like a senseless animal.
73:22  I was so stupid. I thought about such people and became upset. God, I was upset and angry with you! I acted like a senseless animal.
73:23  But I am always with you. You hold my hand.
73:24  You lead me and give me good advice, and later you will lead me to glory.
73:25  In heaven, God, I have only you. And if I am with you, what on earth could I want?
73:26  Maybe my mind and body will become weak, but God is my source of strength. He is mine forever!
73:27  God, people who leave you will be lost. You will destroy all who are not faithful to you.
73:28  As for me, all I need is to be close to God. I have made the Lord God my place of safety. And, God, I will tell about all that you have done.