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