Psalms 73
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 Ref A Psalm of Asaph. Only -- good to Israel `is' God, to the clean of heart. And I -- as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside,
2 Ref As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,
3 Ref The peace of the wicked I see, That there are no bands at their death,
4 Ref And their might `is' firm.
5 Ref In the misery of mortals they are not, And with common men they are not plagued.
6 Ref Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.
7 Ref Their eye hath come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;
8 Ref They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.
9 Ref They have set in the heavens their mouth, And their tongue walketh in the earth.
10 Ref Therefore do His people return hither, And waters of fulness are wrung out to them.
11 Ref And they have said, `How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
12 Ref Lo, these `are' the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
13 Ref Only -- a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands,
14 Ref And I am plagued all the day, And my reproof `is' every morning.
15 Ref If I have said, `I recount thus,' Lo, a generation of Thy sons I have deceived.
16 Ref And I think to know this, Perverseness it `is' in mine eyes,
17 Ref Till I come in to the sanctuaries of God, I attend to their latter end.
18 Ref Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.
19 Ref How have they become a desolation as in a moment, They have been ended -- consumed from terrors.
20 Ref As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, their image Thou despisest.
21 Ref For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,
22 Ref And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.
23 Ref And I `am' continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand.
24 Ref With Thy counsel Thou dost lead me, And after honour dost receive me.
25 Ref Whom have I in the heavens? And with Thee none I have desired in earth.
26 Ref Consumed hath been my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart and my portion `is' God to the age.
27 Ref For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.
28 Ref And I -- nearness of God to me `is' good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works!
World English Bible (WEB)
1 Ref > Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.
2 Ref But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
3 Ref For I was envious of the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 Ref For there are no struggles in their death, But their strength is firm.
5 Ref They are free from burdens of men, Neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Ref Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
7 Ref Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
8 Ref They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
9 Ref They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
10 Ref Therefore their people return to them, And they drink up waters of abundance.
11 Ref They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"
12 Ref Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
13 Ref Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocence,
14 Ref For all day long have I been plagued, And punished every morning.
15 Ref If I had said, "I will speak thus;" Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
16 Ref When I tried to understand this, It was too painful for me;
17 Ref Until I entered God's sanctuary, And considered their latter end.
18 Ref Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
19 Ref How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
20 Ref As a dream when one wakes up, So, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
21 Ref For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
22 Ref I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
23 Ref Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
24 Ref You will guide me with your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
25 Ref Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you.
26 Ref My flesh and my heart fails, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 Ref For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
28 Ref But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, That I may tell of all your works.