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Psalms 73

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those pure of heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled. My steps had nearly slipped,

3 because I envied the boastful [when] I saw [the] well-being of [the] wicked.

4 For there are no pains up to their death, and their bodies [are] {healthy}.

5 They do not have {ordinary trouble}, and they are not plagued as [other] people.

6 Therefore pride is their necklace; an outfit of violence covers them.

7 Their eye bulges from fat. Imaginings overflow [their] heart.

8 They mock and speak maliciously of oppression; they speak [as though] from on high.

9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue roams the earth.

10 Therefore his people turn there, and abundant waters are slurped up by them.

11 And they say, "How does God know?" and, "Does the Most High have knowledge?"

12 See, these [are the] wicked, and they increase wealth, ever carefree.

13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure, and washed my hands in innocence.

14 And I have been plagued all day and rebuked {every morning}.

15 If I had said, "I will speak thus," behold, I would have acted treacherously against your children's generation.

16 When I thought about [how] to understand this, it [was] troubling in my eyes

17 until I went into the sanctuary of God. [Then] I understood their fate.

18 Surely you set them on slippery places. You cause them to fall onto ruin.

19 How they become a desolation in a moment! They come to a complete end by terrors.

20 Like a dream upon awakening, when [you] wake up, O Lord, you will despise their fleeting form.

21 When my heart was embittered and I felt stabbed in my kidneys,

22 then I was brutish and ignorant. With you I was [like] the beasts.

23 But I [am] continually with you; you have hold of my right hand.

24 You will guide me with your advice, and afterward you will take me [into] honor.

25 Whom do I have in the heavens [except you]? And with you I have no [other] desire on earth.

26 My flesh and heart failed, [but] God [is] the {strength} of my heart and my reward forever.

27 For indeed, [those] distancing themselves from you will be ruined. You destroy each who abandons you for harlotry.

28 But as for me, the approach to God [is] for my good. I have set the Lord Yahweh [as] my refuge, in order to tell all your works.

New International Version NIV

1 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.

3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong.

5 They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills.

6 Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.

7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity ; their evil imaginations have no limits.

8 They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.

10 Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.

11 They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?”

12 This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.

13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence.

14 All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.

15 If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children.

16 When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply

17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.

18 Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.

19 How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!

20 They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.

21 When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,

22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.

23 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.

24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.

25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.

26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

27 Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.

28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.