Psalms 73
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart.
1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
3For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound.
4They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
5In the trouble of man they are not; neither are they plagued like men.
5They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
6Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.
6Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
7Their eyes stand forth from fatness; they are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart.
7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
8They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high.
8They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9They have set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
10Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them.
10So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
11And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
11The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
12Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches.
12Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
13Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;
13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
14For all the day have I been plagued, and my chastisement came every morning.
14For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
15If I had said: 'I will speak thus', behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children.
15If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
16And when I pondered how I might know this, it was wearisome in mine eyes;
16When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
17Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, and considered their end.
17until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
18Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.
18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
19How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors.
19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
20As a dream when one awaketh, so, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.
20Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
21For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins.
21When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
22But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.
22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
23Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand.
23Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
24Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me with glory.
24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
25Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth.
25Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
26My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.
27Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
28But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works.
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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