Psalms 73
1 A psalm of Asaph surely [is] good to Israel God to [people] pure of heart.
A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 And I like a little (they had turned aside *Q(K)*) feet my like nothing (they had been poured out *Q(K)*) steps my.
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
3 For I was jealous of the boasters [the] well-being of wicked [people] I saw.
For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 That there not [are] pangs to death their and [is] fat body their.
They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
5 [are] in [the] trouble of Humankind not they and with humankind not they are stricken.
They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
6 Therefore [it is] a necklace [for] them pride it covers a garment of violence them.
Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
7 It comes out from fat eye their they pass over [the] imaginations of heart.
From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
8 They mock - and they may speak with evil oppression from a high place they speak.
They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 They set in the heavens mouth their and tongue their it walks on the earth.
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
10 Therefore - (it turns back *Q(K)*) people his here and waters of full they are drained by them.
So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
11 And they say how? does he know God and [is] there? knowledge with [the] Most High.
The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
12 Here! these [are] wicked [people] and [people] at ease of perpetuity they increase wealth.
Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
13 Surely vanity I have kept pure heart my and I have washed in innocence hands my.
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
14 And I have been stricken all the day and rebuke my [has been] to the mornings.
For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
15 If I had said I will speak like here! [the] generation of children your I dealt treacherously with.
If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
16 And I thought! to know this [was] trouble (it *Q(K)*) in view my.
When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
17 Until I went into [the] sanctuari of God I considered end their.
until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
18 Surely on slippery [places] you set them you make fall them to deceptions.
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
19 How! they have become a waste like a moment they come to an end they are finished from sudden terror.
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
20 Like a dream from when awakes O Lord when waken - image their you will despise.
Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
21 If it was embittered heart my and kidneys my I was pierced.
When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
22 And I [was] stupid and not I knew animals I was with you.
I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
23 And I continually [am] with you you take hold on [the] hand of right my.
Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
24 With counsel your you guide me and after honor you will take me.
You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
25 Who? [belongs] to me in the heavens and with you not I take pleasure on the earth.
Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
26 It had come to an end flesh my and heart my [is] [the] rock of heart my and portion my God for ever.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 For there! [people] far from you they will perish you destroy every [one who] acts as a prostitute from you.
Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
28 And I - [the] approach of God for me [is] good I have made - in [the] Lord Yahweh refuge my to recount all works your.
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.
