Psalms 73:1 (BSB)
A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Psalms 73:2 (BSB)
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

Psalms 73:3 (BSB)
For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Psalms 73:4 (BSB)
They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.

Psalms 73:5 (BSB)
They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.

Psalms 73:6 (BSB)
Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

Psalms 73:7 (BSB)
From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

Psalms 73:8 (BSB)
They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

Psalms 73:9 (BSB)
They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

Psalms 73:10 (BSB)
So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

Psalms 73:11 (BSB)
The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”

Psalms 73:12 (BSB)
Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

Psalms 73:13 (BSB)
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

Psalms 73:14 (BSB)
For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

Psalms 73:15 (BSB)
If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

Psalms 73:16 (BSB)
When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

Psalms 73:17 (BSB)
until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

Psalms 73:18 (BSB)
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

Psalms 73:19 (BSB)
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

Psalms 73:20 (BSB)
Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

Psalms 73:21 (BSB)
When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

Psalms 73:22 (BSB)
I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

Psalms 73:23 (BSB)
Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.

Psalms 73:24 (BSB)
You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

Psalms 73:25 (BSB)
Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

Psalms 73:26 (BSB)
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psalms 73:27 (BSB)
Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

Psalms 73:28 (BSB)
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.
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