Psa 73 | NASB1995 | STEP | A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel , To those who are pure in heart !

Psalms 73

BOOK 3

The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1 Surely God is ^agood to Israel,
To those who are ^bpure in heart!
2 But as for me, ^cmy feet came close to stumbling,
My steps ^{▼▼ Lit were caused to slip}had almost slipped.
3 For I was ^eenvious of the ^{▼▼ Or boasters}arrogant
As I saw the ^gprosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are no pains in their death,
And their ^{▼▼ Or belly}body is fat.
5 They are ⁱnot ^{▼▼ Lit in the trouble of men}in trouble as other ^{▼▼ Or mortals}men,
Nor are they ^lplagued ^{▼▼ Lit with}like mankind.
6 Therefore pride is ⁿtheir necklace;
The ^ogarment of violence covers them.
7 Their eye ^{▼▼ Lit goes forth}bulges from ^qfatness;
The imaginations of their heart ^{▼▼ Lit overflow}run riot.
8 They ^smock and ^{▼▼ Or they speak in wickedness; From on high they speak of oppression}wickedly speak of oppression;
They ^uspeak from on high.
9 They have ^vset their mouth ^{▼▼ Or in}against the heavens,
And their tongue ^{▼▼ Lit walks}parades through the earth.

10 Therefore ^{▼▼ Or His}his people return to this place,
And waters of ^zabundance are ^{▼▼ Lit drained out}drunk by them.
11 They say, ^ab“How does God know?
And is there knowledge ^{▼▼ Lit in}with the Most High?”
12 Behold, ^adthese are the wicked;
And always ^aeat ease, they have increased in wealth.
13 Surely ^afin vain I have ^{▼▼ Or cleansed my heart}kept my heart pure
And ^ahwashed my hands in innocence;
14 For I have been stricken ^aiall day long
And ^{▼▼ Lit my chastening
,} ^akchastened every morning.

15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the ^algeneration of Your children.
16 When I ^ampondered to understand this,
It was ^{▼▼ Lit labor, trouble}troublesome in my sight
17 Until I came into the ^{▼▼ Lit sanctuaries
,} ^apsanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their ^aqend.
18 Surely You set them in ^arslippery places;
You cast them down to ^{▼▼ Lit ruins
,} ^atdestruction.
19 How they are ^{▼▼ Lit become a desolation
,} ^avdestroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by ^awsudden terrors!
20 Like a ^axdream when one awakes,
O Lord, when ^ayaroused, You will ^azdespise their ^{▼▼ Or image}form.

21 When my ^bbheart was embittered
And I was ^bcpierced ^{▼▼ Lit in my kidneys}within,
22 Then I was ^besenseless and ignorant;
I was like ^{▼▼ Or an animal}a ^bgbeast ^{▼▼ Lit with You}before You.
23 Nevertheless ^biI am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
24 With Your counsel You will ^bjguide me,
And afterward ^bkreceive me ^{▼▼ Or with honor}to glory.

25 ^bmWhom have I in heaven but You?
And ^{▼▼ Or with}besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
26 My ^boflesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the ^{▼▼ Lit rock}strength of my heart and my ^bqportion forever.
27 For, behold, ^brthose who are far from You will ^bsperish;
You have ^{▼▼ Or silenced}destroyed all those who ^{▼▼ Lit go to a whoring from
,} ^bvare unfaithful to You.
28 But as for me, ^bwthe nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God my ^byrefuge,
That I may ^bztell of all Your works.