Psalms 73
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Psalms 73
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| A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, [Even] to such as are pure in heart. | Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart. |
| But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. | But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping; |
| For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. | Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers. |
| For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm. | For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong. |
| They are not in trouble as [other] men; Neither are they plagued like [other] men. | They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men. |
| Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment. | For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe. |
| Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish. | Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire. |
| They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily. | Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts. |
| They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth. | Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth. |
| Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full [cup] are drained by them. | For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them. |
| And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High? | And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High? |
| Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches. | Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased. |
| Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency; | As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness; |
| For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning. | For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment. |
| If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children. | If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children. |
| When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me; | When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes; |
| Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end. | Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers. |
| Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. | You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction. |
| How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. | How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction. |
| As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image. | As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over. |
| For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart: | My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief: |
| So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before thee. | As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you. |
| Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand. | But still I am ever with you; you have taken me by my right hand. |
| Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. | Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour. |
| Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. | Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth. |
| My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. | My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage. |
| For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, [departing] from thee. | For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you. |
| But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works. | But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works. |
