Psalms 73
1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean 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 near slipped.
As for me, my feete were almost gone: my steps had well neere slipt.
3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For I feared at the foolish, when I sawe the prosperitie of the wicked.
4 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
For there are no bandes in their death, but they are lustie and strong.
5 They are not in trouble as other men; 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 compasses them about as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.
Therefore pride is as a chayne vnto them, and crueltie couereth them as a garment.
7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Their eyes stande out for fatnesse: they haue more then heart can wish.
8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
They are licentious, and speake wickedly of their oppression: they talke presumptuously.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.
They set their mouth against heauen, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10 Therefore his people return here: and waters of a full cup 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 does 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 ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Lo, these are the wicked, yet prosper they alway, and increase in riches.
13 Truly I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.
Certainely I haue clensed mine heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.
14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
For dayly haue I bene punished, and chastened euery morning.
15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of your children.
If I say, I will iudge thus, beholde the generation of thy children: I haue trespassed.
16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
Then thought I to know this, but it was too painefull for me,
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
Vntill I went into the Sanctuarie of God: then vnderstoode I their ende.
18 Surely you did set them in slippery places: you cast them down into destruction.
Surely thou hast set them in slipperie places, and castest them downe into desolation.
19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
How suddenly are they destroyed, perished and horribly consumed,
20 As a dream when one wakes; so, O Lord, when you wake, you shall despise their image.
As a dreame when one awaketh! O Lord, when thou raisest vs vp, thou shalt make their image despised.
21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
Certainely mine heart was vexed, and I was pricked in my reines:
22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before you.
So foolish was I and ignorant: I was a beast before thee.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with you: you have held me by my right hand.
Yet I was alway with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
24 You shall guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Thou wilt guide me by thy counsell, and afterward receiue me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? and there is none on earth that I desire beside you.
Whom haue I in heauen but thee? and I haue desired none in the earth with thee.
26 My flesh and my heart fails: but God is the strength 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, see, they that are far from you shall perish: you have destroyed all them that go a whoring from you.
For loe, they that withdrawe themselues from thee, shall perish: thou destroyest all them that goe a whoring from thee.
28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all your 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.
