Psalms 73
1 A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, [even] to such as are pure in 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, 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 is as a chain about their neck; 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 with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Their eyes stande out for fatnesse: they haue more then heart can wish.
8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: they speak loftily.
They are licentious, and speake wickedly of their oppression: they talke presumptuously.
9 They have 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 return hither: and waters of a full [cup] are wrung out by them.
Therefore his people turne hither: for waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11 And they say, How doth 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, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
Lo, these are the wicked, yet prosper they alway, and increase in riches.
13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, 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 long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
For dayly haue I bene punished, and chastened euery morning.
15 If I had said, I will speak thus; behold, I had dealt treacherously with 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 how I might 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, and considered their latter end.
Vntill I went into the Sanctuarie of God: then vnderstoode I their ende.
18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: thou castest them down to destruction.
Surely thou hast set them in slipperie places, and castest them downe into desolation.
19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
How suddenly are they destroyed, perished and horribly consumed,
20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
As a dreame when one awaketh! O Lord, when thou raisest vs vp, thou shalt make their image despised.
21 For 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 brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before 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 shalt guide me with thy 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 thee]? and there is none upon earth that 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: [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, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go 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 it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of 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.
