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