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Psalm 73 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.

Psa 73:1

Psa 73:1A Psalm of Asaph.
Surely God is good to Israel,
To those who are pure in heart!

Psa 73:2

Psa 73:2But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps [fn]had almost slipped.

Psa 73:3

Psa 73:3For I was envious of the [fn]arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Psa 73:4

Psa 73:4For there are no pains in their death,
And their [fn]body is fat.

Psa 73:5

Psa 73:5They are not [fn]in trouble as other [fn]men,
Nor are they plagued [fn]like mankind.

Psa 73:6

Psa 73:6Therefore pride is their necklace;
The garment of violence covers them.

Psa 73:7

Psa 73:7Their eye [fn]bulges from fatness;
The imaginations of their heart [fn]run riot.

Psa 73:8

Psa 73:8They mock and [fn]wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak from on high.

Psa 73:9

Psa 73:9They have set their mouth [fn]against the heavens,
And their tongue [fn]parades through the earth.

Psa 73:10

Psa 73:10Therefore [fn]his people return to this place,
And waters of abundance are [fn]drunk by them.

Psa 73:11

Psa 73:11They say, “How does God know?
And is there knowledge [fn]with the Most High?”

Psa 73:12

Psa 73:12Behold, these are the wicked;
And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.

Psa 73:13

Psa 73:13Surely in vain I have [fn]kept my heart pure
And washed my hands in innocence;

Psa 73:14

Psa 73:14For I have been stricken all day long
And [fn]chastened every morning.

Psa 73:15

Psa 73:15If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.

Psa 73:16

Psa 73:16When I pondered to understand this,
It was [fn]troublesome in my sight

Psa 73:17

Psa 73:17Until I came into the [fn]sanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their end.

Psa 73:18

Psa 73:18Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to [fn]destruction.

Psa 73:19

Psa 73:19How they are [fn]destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!

Psa 73:20

Psa 73:20Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their [fn]form.

Psa 73:21

Psa 73:21When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced [fn]within,

Psa 73:22

Psa 73:22Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like [fn]a beast [fn]before You.

Psa 73:23

Psa 73:23Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.

Psa 73:24

Psa 73:24With Your counsel You will guide me,
And afterward receive me [fn]to glory.

Psa 73:25

Psa 73:25Whom have I in heaven but You?
And [fn]besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

Psa 73:26

Psa 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the [fn]strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Psa 73:27

Psa 73:27For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
You have [fn]destroyed all those who [fn]are unfaithful to You.

Psa 73:28

Psa 73:28But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord [fn]GOD my refuge,
That I may tell of all Your works.
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NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: were caused to slip
Or, boasters
Or, belly
Literally: in the trouble of men
Or, mortals
Literally: with
Literally: goes forth
Literally: overflow
Or, they speak in wickedness; From on high they speak of oppression
Or, in
Literally: walks
Or, His
Literally: drained out
Literally: in
Or, cleansed my heart
Literally: my chastening
Literally: labor, trouble
Literally: sanctuaries
Literally: ruins
Literally: become a desolation
Or, image
Literally: in my kidneys
Or, an animal
Literally: with You
Or, with honor
Or, with
Literally: rock
Or, silenced
Literally: go to a whoring from
Hebrew: YHWH, usually rendered LORD
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