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Passage Lookup: Psalms 73

NASNew American Standard Bible
KJVKing James Version
God certainly is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart!
Psalms 73:1
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.
Psalms 73:2
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalms 73:3
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For there are no pains in their death, And their belly is fat.
Psalms 73:4
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
They are not in trouble like other people, Nor are they tormented together with the rest of mankind.
Psalms 73:5
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
Therefore arrogance is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.
Psalms 73:6
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart overflow.
Psalms 73:7
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.
Psalms 73:8
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth.
Psalms 73:9
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
Therefore his people return here, And abundant waters are drunk by them.
Psalms 73:10
Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
They say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?"
Psalms 73:11
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.
Psalms 73:12
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;
Psalms 73:13
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
For I have been stricken all day long, And punished every morning.
Psalms 73:14
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
If I had said, "I will speak this way," Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
Psalms 73:15
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
When I thought of understanding this, It was troublesome in my sight
Psalms 73:16
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
Until I entered the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end.
Psalms 73:17
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
You indeed put them on slippery ground; You dropped them into ruin.
Psalms 73:18
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!
Psalms 73:19
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
Like a dream when one awakes, Lord, when stirred, You will despise their image.
Psalms 73:20
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
When my heart was embittered And I was pierced within,
Psalms 73:21
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
Then I was stupid and ignorant; I was like an animal before You.
Psalms 73:22
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand.
Psalms 73:23
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
You will guide me with Your plan, And afterward receive me to glory.
Psalms 73:24
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Whom do I have in heaven but You? And with You, I desire nothing on earth.
Psalms 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
Psalms 73:27
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
But as for me, the nearness of God is good for me; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, So that I may tell of all Your works.
Psalms 73:28
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God , that I may declare all thy works.
 
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