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Surely God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart!
To those who are pure in heart!
Book Three
(Psalms 73–89)
A psalm of Asaph.
Truly God is good to Israel,
to those whose hearts are pure.
(Psalms 73–89)
A psalm of Asaph.
Truly God is good to Israel,
to those whose hearts are pure.
But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps had almost slipped.
My steps had almost slipped.
But as for me, I almost lost my footing.
My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For I envied the proud
when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
For there are no pains in their death,
And their body is fat.
And their body is fat.
They seem to live such painless lives;
their bodies are so healthy and strong.
their bodies are so healthy and strong.
They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like mankind.
Nor are they plagued like mankind.
They don’t have troubles like other people;
they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
Therefore pride is their necklace;
The garment of violence covers them.
The garment of violence covers them.
They wear pride like a jeweled necklace
and clothe themselves with cruelty.
and clothe themselves with cruelty.
Their eye bulges from fatness;
The imaginations of their heart run riot.
The imaginations of their heart run riot.
These fat cats have everything
their hearts could ever wish for!
their hearts could ever wish for!
They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak from on high.
They speak from on high.
They scoff and speak only evil;
in their pride they seek to crush others.
in their pride they seek to crush others.
They have set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue parades through the earth.
And their tongue parades through the earth.
They boast against the very heavens,
and their words strut throughout the earth.
and their words strut throughout the earth.
Therefore his people return to this place,
And waters of abundance are drunk by them.
And waters of abundance are drunk by them.
And so the people are dismayed and confused,
drinking in all their words.
drinking in all their words.
They say, “How does God know?
And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
“What does God know?” they ask.
“Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”
“Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”
Behold, these are the wicked;
And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
Look at these wicked people —
enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
And washed my hands in innocence;
And washed my hands in innocence;
Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?
Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
For I have been stricken all day long
And chastened every morning.
And chastened every morning.
I get nothing but trouble all day long;
every morning brings me pain.
every morning brings me pain.
If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
If I had really spoken this way to others,
I would have been a traitor to your people.
I would have been a traitor to your people.
When I pondered to understand this,
It was troublesome in my sight
It was troublesome in my sight
So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.
But what a difficult task it is!
But what a difficult task it is!
Until I came into the sanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their end.
Then I perceived their end.
Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
You cast them down to destruction.
Truly, you put them on a slippery path
and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
In an instant they are destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors.
completely swept away by terrors.
Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.
O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.
When you arise, O Lord,
you will laugh at their silly ideas
as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.
you will laugh at their silly ideas
as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.
When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within,
And I was pierced within,
Then I realized that my heart was bitter,
and I was all torn up inside.
and I was all torn up inside.
Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
I was like a beast before You.
I was so foolish and ignorant —
I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
You have taken hold of my right hand.
Yet I still belong to you;
you hold my right hand.
you hold my right hand.
With Your counsel You will guide me,
And afterward receive me to glory.
And afterward receive me to glory.
You guide me with your counsel,
leading me to a glorious destiny.
leading me to a glorious destiny.
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
I desire you more than anything on earth.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.
For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
Those who desert him will perish,
for you destroy those who abandon you.
for you destroy those who abandon you.