Psalms 73
1 BOOK III 1 Psalms 73-89
1 1 1 A psalm of Asaph.
1 Surely God is good to Israel, 1 to those who are pure in heart.S Ps 24:4Mt 5:8 1 Mt 5:8
2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;S Dt 32:35 2 I had nearly lost my foothold.Ps 69:2; Eph 4:27
3 For I enviedPs 37:1Pr 3:3123:1724:1-2 the arrogant 3 Ps 37:1 3 when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.S Job 9:24; S 21:7; Jer 12:1Mal 3:15 3 Job 21:7
4 They have no struggles; 4 their bodies are healthy and strong.[a] With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
5 They are freeJob 21:9ver 12; Eze 23:42 from common human burdens; 5 Job 21:9 5 they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore prideS Lev 26:19 is their necklace;S Ge 41:42SS 4:9; Eze 16:11 6 they clothe themselves with violence.S Ge 6:11; S Pr 4:17 Ps 109:18 6 Ps 109:18
7 From their callous heartsS Ps 17:10 comes iniquity[b] Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat; 7 Ps 17:10 7 the evil conceits of their minds know no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;Ps 41:5; Eze 25:15; Col 3:8 8 with arrogancePs 17:10Jude 16 they threaten oppression.S Ps 10:7; S 12:5 8 Jude 16
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven, 9 and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them 10 and drink up waters in abundance.[c] The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
11 They say, "How would God know? 11 Does the Most High know anything?"
12 This is what the wicked are like— 12 always free of care,S ver 5 they go on amassing wealth.S Ps 49:6 12 Ps 49:6
13 Surely in vainS Job 9:29-31; S 21:1534:9 I have kept my heart pure 13 Job 34:9 13 and have washed my hands in innocence.S Ge 44:16 Ps 26:6 13 Ps 26:6
14 All day long I have been afflicted,ver 5 14 and every morning brings new punishments.
15 If I had spoken out like that, 15 I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understandEcc 8:17 all this, 16 it troubled me deeply 16 Ecc 8:17
17 till I entered the sanctuaryEx 15:17; Ps 15:1Ps 77:13 of God; 17 Ps 77:13 17 then I understood their final destiny.S Job 8:13; Php 3:19 Ps 37:38 17 Ps 37:38
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;S Dt 32:35 Ps 35:6 18 Ps 35:6 18 you cast them down to ruin.S Ps 17:13
19 How suddenlyDt 28:20; Pr 24:22Isa 47:11 are they destroyed, 19 Isa 47:11 19 completely swept awayS Ge 19:15 by terrors!
20 They are like a dreamS Job 20:8 when one awakes;Ps 78:65 Isa 29:8 20 Job 20:8 20 when you arise, Lord, 20 you will despise them as fantasies.Pr 12:11; 28:19
21 When my heart was grieved 21 and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senselessPs 49:10; 92:694:8 and ignorant; 22 Ps 49:10 22 I was a brute beastPs 49:12,20Ecc 3:189:12 before you. 22 Ecc 3:18
23 Yet I am always with you; 23 you hold me by my right hand.S Ge 48:13
24 You guideS Ps 48:14 me with your counsel,S 1Ki 22:5 Ps 32:8 24 Ps 32:8; 48:14 24 and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?Ps 16:2 25 And earth has nothing I desire besides you.Php 3:8 25 Php 3:8
26 My flesh and my heartPs 84:2 may fail,S Ps 31:10 40:12 26 Ps 84:2 26 but God is the strengthPs 18:1 of my heart 26 and my portionS Dt 32:9 forever.
27 Those who are far from you will perish;S Ps 34:21 Ps 119:155 27 Ps 119:155 27 you destroy all who are unfaithfulS Lev 6:2; Jer 5:11; Hos 4:12; 9:1 to you.
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God.Zep 3:2Heb 10:22 Jas 4:8 28 Heb 10:22; Jas 4:8 28 I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;Ps 9:9 28 I will tell of all your deeds.Ps 26:740:5 28 Ps 40:5
