Psalms 73
1 A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
Asaph ih Saam laa. Sithaw loe poekciim kami hoi Israelnawk nuiah hoih tangtang.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
Toe ka khok loe amthaek tom boeh; kang doethaih ahmuen angthuih tom boeh.
3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Poeksae kaminawk mah hnuk o ih tahamhoihaih to ka hnuk naah, amthu kaminawk to ka khit moeng boeh.
4 They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
Nihcae loe duek naah patangkhang o ai; ngantui o moe, thacak o.
5 They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
Nihcae loe minawk kalah baktiah raihaih panoek o ai; minawk baktiah patang o ai.
6 Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
To pongah amoekhaih to bungmu baktiah a oih o; pacaekthlaekhaih to khukbuen baktiah angkhuk o.
7 From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
Hmuenmae hoi angraeng o pongah, nihcae ih mik loe tasa bangah tacawt dok; nihcae loe palung thung hoi poek ih hmuen pongah kamthlai ah koeh o.
8 They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
Nihcae mah kahoih ai pacaekthlaekhaih to pahnuih o thuih; amoekhaih lok apaeh o.
9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
Nihcae loe pakha hoiah vannawk to kasae thuih o moe, palai to long pum ah amkaeh o sak.
10 So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
To pongah Sithaw mah angmah ih kaminawk to amlaemsak let moe, a paek ih tui to kamhah ah naek o.
11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
Nihcae mah, Kawbangmaw Sithaw mah panoek tih? Kasang koek ah kaom loe panoekhaih tawnh maw? tiah thuih o.
12 Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
Khenah, Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk loe hae tiah oh o; nihcae loe long nuiah khosak hoih o moe, angraeng o aep aep.
13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
Tangtang ni, ka suek ih kaciim poekhaih loe azom pui ni; zaehaih om ai ah kam saeh ih ban doeh azom pui ah ni oh.
14 For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
Ni thokkruek patang ka khang, akhawnbang kruek thuitaekhaih to ka tongh.
15 If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
To tiah kasae thuih han ka poek nahaeloe, khenah, na caanawk nuiah kasae sah kami ah ni ka om tih.
16 When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
Hae hmuen hae kawbangmaw ka panoek thaih han, tiah ka poek naah, kai hanah loe panoek han rai parai hmuen ah oh;
17 until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
hnukkhuem ah loe Sithaw ih hmuenciim thungah ka phak, to naah ni to hmuennawk boenghaih to ka panoek thai vop.
18 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
Tangtang thuih nahaeloe nang mah ni nihcae to kamnae ahmuen ah na suek moe, nihcae to amrohaih thungah na vah.
19 How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
Nihcae loe kawbangmaw, nawnetta thungah amro o halat! Hnukkhuem ah loe zitthok hmuen mah nihcae to paduek boih boeh.
20 Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
Kami mah angthawk naah amang to poek baktih toengah, Aw Angraeng, nang thawk tahang naah, nihcae poekhaih to tiah doeh sah pae hmah.
21 When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
To tiah palung ka nat moe, ka poekhaih anghmang sut.
22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
Kai loe amthu kami, tidoeh panoek ai kami ah ka oh; na hmaa ah kasan moi baktiah ni ka oh sut boeh.
23 Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
Toe kai loe nang khaeah ka oh poe; ka bantang ban hae nang patawnh pae.
24 You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
Nangmah loe na thoemhaih hoiah loklam nang patuek ueloe, lensawkhaih thungah nang caeh haih tih.
25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
Nang ai ah loe van ah ka tawnh ih mi maw oh vop? Nang pacoengah loe long nuiah ka koeh ih mi doeh om ai.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Ka ngan hoi ka palung loe amro boeh; toe Sithaw loe ka palungthin thacakhaih ah oh moe, dungzan ah kai ih taham ah ni oh.
27 Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
Khenah, nang hoi angthla kaminawk loe amro o boih tih; nang khae hoi amkhraeng moe, oep om ai ah khosah kaminawk loe nam rosak boih tih.
28 But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
Toe kai loe Sithaw khaeah anghnaih han hoih; na toksakhaihnawk boih ka thuih hanah, Angraeng Sithaw khaeah ka buep.
