MKJV - Psalms - 73

73:1  A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to the pure of heart.

73:2  And I, my foot had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

73:3  For I was jealous of the proud, when I saw the peace of the wicked.

73:4  For there are no bands in their death; but their strength is fat.

73:5  They are not in trouble like other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

73:6  Therefore pride enchains them; violence covers them like a robe.

73:7  Their eyes stand out with fatness; they have more than the heart could imagine.

73:8  They scoff and speak in malice of cruelty; from on high they speak.

73:9  They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.

73:10  Therefore His people return here, and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

73:11  And they say, How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?

73:12  Behold, these are the ungodly, who are at ease in the world; they increase in riches.

73:13  Surely I have made my heart pure in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

73:14  For all the day long I have been plagued, and chastened every morning.

73:15  If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I would deceive a generation of Your sons.

73:16  When I thought deeply in order to understand this, it was painful for me,

73:17  until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end.

73:18  Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down into ruin.

73:19  How have they been brought into grief, as in a moment! They are fully eaten up with terrors,

73:20  like a dream when one awakens; so, O LORD, when You awake, You shall despise their image.

73:21  For my heart was grieved and I was pricked in my reins.

73:22  So foolish was I, and I did not know; I was like a beast before You.

73:23  But I am always with You; You have held me by my right hand.

73:24  You shall lead me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

73:25  Whom have I in Heaven? And besides You I desire none on earth.

73:26  My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart, and my part forever.

73:27  For lo, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all who go lusting away from You.

73:28  And I, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the LORD God, to declare all Your works.