The Book of Psalms 73

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1 Truly God is good to Israel even to such as are of a clean heart ⚑

2 But as for me my feet were almost gone my steps had well nigh slipped ⚑

3 For I was envious at the foolish when I saw the prosperity of the wicked ⚑

4 For there are no bands in their death but their strength is firm ⚑

5 They are not in trouble as other men neither are they plagued like other men ⚑

6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain violence covereth them as a garment ⚑

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness they have more than heart could wish ⚑

8 They are corrupt and speak wickedly concerning oppression they speak loftily ⚑

9 They set their mouth against the heavens and their tongue walketh through the earth ⚑

10 Therefore his people return hither and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them ⚑

11 And they say How doth God know and is there knowledge in the most High ⚑

12 Behold these are the ungodly who prosper in the world they increase in riches ⚑

13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain and washed my hands in innocency ⚑

14 For all the day long have I been plagued and chastened every morning ⚑

15 If I say I will speak thus behold I should offend against the generation of thy children ⚑

16 When I thought to know this it was too painful for me ⚑

17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God then understood I their end ⚑

18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places thou castedst them down into destruction ⚑

19 How are they brought into desolation as in a moment they are utterly consumed with terrors ⚑

20 As a dream when one awaketh so O Lord when thou awakest thou shalt despise their image ⚑

21 Thus my heart was grieved and I was pricked in my reins ⚑

22 So foolish was I and ignorant I was as a beast before thee ⚑

23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee thou hast holden me by my right hand ⚑

24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel and afterward receive me to glory ⚑

25 Whom have I in heaven but thee and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee ⚑

26 My flesh and my heart faileth but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever ⚑

27 For lo they that are far from thee shall perish thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee ⚑

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 ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain