Psalm 73:4-28
New International Version
4 They have no struggles;
their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]
5 They are free(A) from common human burdens;
they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride(B) is their necklace;(C)
they clothe themselves with violence.(D)
7 From their callous hearts(E) comes iniquity[b];
their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;(F)
with arrogance(G) they threaten oppression.(H)
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
13 Surely in vain(K) I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.(L)
14 All day long I have been afflicted,(M)
and every morning brings new punishments.
15 If I had spoken out like that,
I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand(N) all this,
it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary(O) of God;
then I understood their final destiny.(P)
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(Q)
you cast them down to ruin.(R)
19 How suddenly(S) are they destroyed,
completely swept away(T) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(U) when one awakes;(V)
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.(W)
21 When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless(X) and ignorant;
I was a brute beast(Y) before you.
23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.(Z)
24 You guide(AA) me with your counsel,(AB)
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?(AC)
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.(AD)
26 My flesh and my heart(AE) may fail,(AF)
but God is the strength(AG) of my heart
and my portion(AH) forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:4 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
- Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat
- Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
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