Psalms 73
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
1Understanding for Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off unto the end: why is thy wrath enkindled against the sheep of thy pasture?
2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
2Remember thy congregation, which thou hast possessed from the beginning. The sceptre of thy inheritance which thou hast redeemed: mount Sion in which thou hast dwelt.
3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
3Lift up thy hands against their pride unto the end; see what things the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
4They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
4And they that hate thee have made their boasts, in the midst of thy solemnity. They have set up their ensigns for signs,
5They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
5And they knew not both in the going out and on the highest top. As with axes in a wood of trees,
6Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
6They have cut down at once the gates thereof, with axe and hatchet they have brought it down.
7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
7They have set fire to thy sanctuary: they have defiled the dwelling place of thy name on the earth.
8They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
8They said in their heart, the whole kindred of them together: Let us abolish all the festival days of God from the land.
9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
9Our signs we have not seen, there is now no prophet: and he will know us no more.
10So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
10How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach: is the adversary to provoke thy name for ever?
11The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
11Why dost thou turn away thy hand: and thy right hand out of the midst of thy bosom for ever?
12Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
12But God is our king before ages: he hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.
13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
13Thou by thy strength didst make the sea firm: thou didst crush the heads of the dragons in the waters.
14For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
14Thou hast broken the heads of the dragon: thou hast given him to be meat for the people of the Ethiopians.
15If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
15Thou hast broken up the fountains and the torrents: thou hast dried up the Ethan rivers.
16When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
16Thine is the day, and thine is the night: thou hast made the morning light and the sun.
17until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
17Thou hast made all the borders of the earth: the summer and the spring were formed by thee.
18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
18Remember this, the enemy hath reproached the Lord: and a foolish people hath provoked thy name.
19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
19Deliver not up to beasts the souls that confess to thee: and forget not to the end the souls of thy poor.
20Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
20Have regard to thy covenant: for they that are the obscure of the earth have been filled with dwellings of iniquity.
21When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
21Let not the humble be turned away with confusion: the poor and needy shall praise thy name.
22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
22Arise, O God, judge thy own cause: remember thy reproaches with which the foolish man hath reproached thee all the day.
23Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
23Forget not the voices of thy enemies: the pride of them that hate thee ascendeth continually.
24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
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25Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
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26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
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27Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
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28But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
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