Psa 73 | NASB2020 | STEP | A Psalm of Asaph. God certainly is good to Israel , To those who are pure in heart !

Psalms 73

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

A Psalm of Asaph.

1 God certainly 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 belly is fat.
5 They are ^hnot ^{▼▼Lit in the trouble of people}in trouble like other people,
Nor are they ^jtormented together with the rest of mankind.
6 Therefore arrogance is ^ktheir necklace;
The ^lgarment of violence covers them.
7 Their eye ^{▼▼Lit goes forth}bulges from ⁿfatness;
The imaginations of their heart overflow.
8 They ^omock and ^{▼▼Or they speak in wickedness; From on high they speak of oppression}wickedly speak of oppression;
They ^qspeak from on high.
9 They have ^rset their mouth ^{▼▼Or in}against the heavens,
And their tongue ^{▼▼Lit walks}parades through the earth.

10 Therefore ^{▼▼Or His}his people return here,
And ^vabundant waters are drunk by them.
11 They say, “ ^wHow does God know?
And is there knowledge ^{▼▼Lit in}with the Most High?”
12 Behold, ^ythese are the wicked;
And always ^zat ease, they have increased in wealth.
13 Surely ^aain vain I have ^{▼▼Or cleansed my heart}kept my heart pure
And ^acwashed my hands in innocence;
14 For I have been stricken ^adall day long,
And ^{▼▼Lit my punishment
,} ^afpunished every morning.

15 If I had said, “I will speak this way,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the ^aggeneration of Your children.
16 When I ^ahthought of understanding this,
It was ^{▼▼Lit labor, trouble}troublesome in my sight
17 Until I entered the ^{▼▼Lit sanctuaries
,} ^aksanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their ^alend.
18 You indeed put them on ^amslippery ground;
You dropped them into ^{▼▼Or deception
,} ^aoruin.
19 How they are ^{▼▼Lit become a desolation
,} ^aqdestroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by ^arsudden terrors!
20 Like a ^asdream when one awakes,
Lord, when ^atstirred, You will ^audespise their image.

21 When my ^avheart was embittered
And I was ^awpierced ^{▼▼Lit in my kidneys}within,
22 Then I was ^aystupid and ignorant;
I was like an ^azanimal ^{▼▼Lit with You}before You.
23 Nevertheless ^bbI am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
24 You will ^bcguide me with Your plan,
And afterward ^bdreceive me ^{▼▼Or with honor}to glory.

25 ^bfWhom do I have in heaven but You?
And with You, I desire nothing on earth.
26 My ^bgflesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the ^{▼▼Lit rock}strength of my heart and my ^biportion forever.
27 For, behold, ^bjthose who are far from You will ^bkperish;
You have destroyed all those who ^{▼▼Lit go to a whoring from
,} ^bmare unfaithful to You.
28 But as for me, ^bnthe nearness of God is good for me;
I have made the Lord ^{▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God my ^bprefuge,
So that I may ^bqtell of all Your works.