Psa 73:2-3, 12-14, 17-26, Jam 5:11 | ESV | STEP | But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled , my steps had nearly slipped .

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
3 ^aFor I was ^benvious of the arrogant
when I saw the ^cprosperity of the wicked.

Psalms 73:12-14

12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they ^dincrease in riches.
13 All in vain have I ^ekept my heart clean
and ^fwashed my hands in innocence.
14 For all the day long I have been ^gstricken
and ^hrebuked ⁱevery morning.

Psalms 73:17-26

17 until I went into ^jthe sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their ^kend.
18 Truly you set them in ^lslippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
19 How they are destroyed ^min a moment,
swept away utterly by ⁿterrors!
20 Like ^oa dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when ^pyou rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.
21 When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
22 I was ^qbrutish and ignorant;
I was like ^ra beast toward you.
23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you ^shold my right hand.
24 You ^tguide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will ^ureceive me to glory.
25 ^vWhom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 ^wMy flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is ^xthe strength ^{▼▼Hebrew rock} of my heart and my ^zportion ^aaforever.

James 5:11

11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of ^abthe steadfastness of Job, and you have seen ^acthe purpose of the Lord, how ^adthe Lord is compassionate and merciful.