Psalms 73
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Psalm 73:1
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Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart!
Psalm 73:2
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But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.
Psalm 73:3
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For I was envious of the arrogant {As} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalm 73:4
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For there are no pains in their death, And their body is fat.
Psalm 73:5
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They are not in trouble {as other} men, Nor are they plagued like mankind.
Psalm 73:6
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Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.
Psalm 73:7
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Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of {their} heart run riot.
Psalm 73:8
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They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.
Psalm 73:9
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They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth.
Psalm 73:10
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Therefore his people return to this place, And waters of abundance are drunk by them.
Psalm 73:11
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They say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?"
Psalm 73:12
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Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased {in} wealth.
Psalm 73:13
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Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;
Psalm 73:14
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For I have been stricken all day long And chastened every morning.
Psalm 73:15
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If I had said, "I will speak thus," Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
Psalm 73:16
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When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight
Psalm 73:17
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Until I came into the sanctuary of God; {Then} I perceived their end.
Psalm 73:18
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Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
Psalm 73:19
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How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
Psalm 73:20
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Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.
Psalm 73:21
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When my heart was embittered And I was pierced within,
Psalm 73:22
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Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was {like} a beast before You.
Psalm 73:23
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Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand.
Psalm 73:24
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With Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward receive me to glory.
Psalm 73:25
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Whom have I in heaven {but You?} And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
Psalm 73:26
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My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:27
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For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
Psalm 73:28
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But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works.
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