Psalms 73
1 A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure heart.
psalmus Asaph quam bonus Israhel Deus his qui recto sunt corde
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped;
mei autem paene moti sunt pedes paene effusi sunt gressus mei
3 For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked.
quia zelavi super iniquis pacem peccatorum videns
4 For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished;
quia non est respectus morti eorum et firmamentum in plaga eorum
5 They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like [other] men:
in labore hominum non sunt et cum hominibus non flagellabuntur
6 Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them [as] a garment;
ideo tenuit eos superbia operti sunt iniquitate et impietate sua
7 Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart:
prodiet quasi ex adipe iniquitas eorum transierunt in affectum cordis
8 They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
cogitaverunt et locuti sunt in nequitia iniquitatem in excelso locuti sunt
9 They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
posuerunt in caelum os suum et lingua eorum transivit in terra
10 Therefore his people turn hither, and waters in fulness are wrung out to them.
ideo convertetur populus meus hic et dies pleni invenientur in eis
11 And they say, How can God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?
et dixerunt quomodo scit Deus et si est scientia in Excelso
12 Behold, these are the wicked, and they prosper in the world: they heap up riches.
ecce ipsi peccatores et abundantes in saeculo obtinuerunt divitias
13 Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency:
et dixi ergo sine causa iustificavi cor meum et lavi inter innocentes manus meas
14 For all the day have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
et fui flagellatus tota die et castigatio mea in matutino
15 If I said, I will speak thus, behold, I should be faithless to the generation of thy children.
si dicebam narrabo sic ecce nationem filiorum tuorum reprobavi
16 When I thought to be able to know this, it was a grievous task in mine eyes;
et existimabam cognoscere hoc labor est ante me
17 Until I went into the sanctuaries of God; [then] understood I their end.
donec intrem in sanctuarium Dei intellegam in novissimis eorum
18 Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.
verumtamen propter dolos posuisti eis deiecisti eos dum adlevarentur
19 How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.
quomodo facti sunt in desolationem subito defecerunt perierunt propter iniquitatem suam
20 As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image.
velut somnium surgentium Domine in civitate tua imaginem ipsorum ad nihilum rediges
21 When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,
quia inflammatum est cor meum et renes mei commutati sunt
22 Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was [as] a beast with thee.
et ego ad nihilum redactus sum et nescivi
23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand;
ut iumentum factus sum apud te et ego semper tecum
24 Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me.
tenuisti manum dexteram meam et in voluntate tua deduxisti me et cum gloria suscepisti me
25 Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.
quid enim mihi est in caelo et a te quid volui super terram
26 My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
defecit caro mea et cor meum Deus cordis mei et pars mea Deus in aeternum
27 For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.
quia ecce qui elongant se a te peribunt perdidisti omnem qui fornicatur abs te
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.
mihi autem adherere Deo bonum est ponere in Domino Deo spem meam ut adnuntiem omnes praedicationes tuas in portis filiae Sion
