Psalms 73
1 A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart.
A Psalme committed to Asaph. Yet God is good to Israel: euen, to the pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped;
As for me, my feete were almost gone: my steps had well neere slipt.
3 For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked.
For I feared at the foolish, when I sawe the prosperitie of the wicked.
4 For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished;
For there are no bandes in their death, but they are lustie and strong.
5 They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like [other] men:
They are not in trouble as other men, neither are they plagued with other men.
6 Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them [as] a garment;
Therefore pride is as a chayne vnto them, and crueltie couereth them as a garment.
7 Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart:
Their eyes stande out for fatnesse: they haue more then heart can wish.
8 They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
They are licentious, and speake wickedly of their oppression: they talke presumptuously.
9 They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
They set their mouth against heauen, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10 Therefore his people turn hither, and waters in fulness are wrung out to them.
Therefore his people turne hither: for waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11 And they say, How can God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?
And they say, Howe doeth God know it? or is there knowledge in the most High?
12 Behold, these are the wicked, and they prosper in the world: they heap up riches.
Lo, these are the wicked, yet prosper they alway, and increase in riches.
13 Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency:
Certainely I haue clensed mine heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.
14 For all the day have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
For dayly haue I bene punished, and chastened euery morning.
15 If I said, I will speak thus, behold, I should be faithless to the generation of thy children.
If I say, I will iudge thus, beholde the generation of thy children: I haue trespassed.
16 When I thought to be able to know this, it was a grievous task in mine eyes;
Then thought I to know this, but it was too painefull for me,
17 Until I went into the sanctuaries of God; [then] understood I their end.
Vntill I went into the Sanctuarie of God: then vnderstoode I their ende.
18 Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.
Surely thou hast set them in slipperie places, and castest them downe into desolation.
19 How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.
How suddenly are they destroyed, perished and horribly consumed,
20 As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image.
As a dreame when one awaketh! O Lord, when thou raisest vs vp, thou shalt make their image despised.
21 When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,
Certainely mine heart was vexed, and I was pricked in my reines:
22 Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was [as] a beast with thee.
So foolish was I and ignorant: I was a beast before thee.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand;
Yet I was alway with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
24 Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me.
Thou wilt guide me by thy counsell, and afterward receiue me to glory.
25 Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.
Whom haue I in heauen but thee? and I haue desired none in the earth with thee.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
My flesh fayleth and mine heart also: but God is the strength of mine heart, and my portion for euer.
27 For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.
For loe, they that withdrawe themselues from thee, shall perish: thou destroyest all them that goe a whoring from thee.
28 But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works.
As for me, it is good for me to draw neere to God: therefore I haue put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy workes.
