Psalms 73:1 (WEB)
Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.

Psalms 73:2 (WEB)
But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

Psalms 73:3 (WEB)
For I was envious of the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Psalms 73:4 (WEB)
For there are no struggles in their death, But their strength is firm.

Psalms 73:5 (WEB)
They are free from burdens of men, Neither are they plagued like other men.

Psalms 73:6 (WEB)
Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

Psalms 73:7 (WEB)
Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

Psalms 73:8 (WEB)
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

Psalms 73:9 (WEB)
They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.

Psalms 73:10 (WEB)
Therefore their people return to them, And they drink up waters of abundance.

Psalms 73:11 (WEB)
They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"

Psalms 73:12 (WEB)
Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.

Psalms 73:13 (WEB)
Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocence,

Psalms 73:14 (WEB)
For all day long have I been plagued, And punished every morning.

Psalms 73:15 (WEB)
If I had said, "I will speak thus;" Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

Psalms 73:16 (WEB)
When I tried to understand this, It was too painful for me;

Psalms 73:17 (WEB)
Until I entered God's sanctuary, And considered their latter end.

Psalms 73:18 (WEB)
Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.

Psalms 73:19 (WEB)
How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.

Psalms 73:20 (WEB)
As a dream when one wakes up, So, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.

Psalms 73:21 (WEB)
For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.

Psalms 73:22 (WEB)
I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.

Psalms 73:23 (WEB)
Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.

Psalms 73:24 (WEB)
You will guide me with your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.

Psalms 73:25 (WEB)
Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you.

Psalms 73:26 (WEB)
My flesh and my heart fails, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalms 73:27 (WEB)
For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.

Psalms 73:28 (WEB)
But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, That I may tell of all your works.
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