Psalm 73
73
Book Three
God Is My Strength and Portion Forever
A Psalm of #See Ps. 50, titleAsaph.
1Truly God is good to #John 1:47 Israel,
to those who are #See Ps. 24:4pure in heart.
2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
3 # See Job 21:7 For I was #Ps. 37:1; Prov. 23:17 envious of the arrogant
when I saw the #[Ps. 37:7; 92:7; Jer. 12:1]prosperity of the wicked.
4For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
5They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not #[Isa. 53:4]stricken like the rest of mankind.
6Therefore pride is #[Judg. 8:26] their necklace;
violence covers them as #[Ps. 109:18]a garment.
7Their #See Job 15:27eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
8They scoff and #[2 Pet. 2:18; Jude 16]speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
9They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
10Therefore his people turn back to them,
and find #[Job 15:16]no fault in them.#73:10 Probable reading; Hebrew the waters of a full cup are drained by them
11And they say, #See Job 22:13“How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they #[ver. 3]increase in riches.
13All in vain have I #[ver. 1]; See Job 34:9 kept my heart clean
and #See Ps. 26:6washed my hands in innocence.
14For all the day long I have been #[See ver. 5 above] stricken
and #Rev. 3:19 rebuked #[Ps. 101:8]every morning.
15If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
I would have betrayed #[Ps. 14:5]the generation of your children.
16But when I thought how to understand this,
it seemed to me #Eccles. 8:17a wearisome task,
17until I went into #Ps. 20:2 the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their #Ps. 37:38end.
18Truly you set them in #Ps. 35:6slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
19How they are destroyed #[Num. 16:21] in a moment,
swept away utterly by #See Job 18:11terrors!
20Like #See Job 20:8 a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when #Ps. 78:65you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.
21When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
22I was #See Ps. 49:10 brutish and ignorant;
I was like #Job 18:3; [Job 11:12]a beast toward you.
23Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you #Ps. 63:8; [Ps. 41:12]hold my right hand.
24You #Ps. 32:8 guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will #See Ps. 49:15receive me to glory.
25 #
Ps. 16:2; [Phil. 3:8] Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 #
Ps. 40:12; See Ps. 84:2 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is #Ps. 18:2 the strength#73:26 Hebrew rock of my heart and my #See Ps. 16:5 portion #[Dan. 12:3]forever.
27For behold, those who are #Ps. 119:155 far from you shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is #Ps. 106:39; Ex. 34:15; Num. 15:39; James 4:4unfaithful to you.
28But for me it is good to #James 4:8; [Heb. 10:22] be near God;
I have made the Lord God my #See Ps. 14:6 refuge,
that I may #See Ps. 118:17tell of all your works.
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Tehillim (Psa) 73
73
Book III: Psalms 73–89
1A psalm of Asaf:
How good God is to Isra’el,
to those who are pure in heart!
2But as for me, I lost my balance,
my feet nearly slipped,
3when I grew envious of the arrogant
and saw how the wicked prosper.
4For when their death comes, it is painless;
and meanwhile, their bodies are healthy;
5they don’t have ordinary people’s troubles,
they aren’t plagued like others.
6So for them, pride is a necklace;
and violence clothes them like a robe.
7Their eyes peep out through folds of fat;
evil thoughts overflow from their hearts.
8They scoff and speak with malice,
they loftily utter threats.
9They set their mouths against heaven;
their tongues swagger through the earth.
10Therefore his people return here
and [thoughtlessly] suck up that whole cup of water.
11Then they ask, “How does God know?
Does the Most High really have knowledge?”
12Yes, this is what the wicked are like;
those free of misfortune keep increasing their wealth.
13It’s all for nothing that I’ve kept my heart clean
and washed my hands, staying free of guilt;
14for all day long I am plagued;
my punishment comes every morning.
15If I had said, “I will talk like them,”
I would have betrayed a generation of your children.
16When I tried to understand all this,
I found it too hard for me —
17until I went into the sanctuaries of God
and grasped what their destiny would be.
18Indeed, you place them on a slippery slope
and make them fall to their ruin.
19How suddenly they are destroyed,
swept away by terrors!
20They are like a dream when one awakens;
Adonai, when you rouse yourself,
you will despise their phantoms.
21When I had a sour attitude
and felt stung by pained emotions,
22I was too stupid to understand;
I was like a brute beast with you.
23Nevertheless, I am always with you;
you hold my right hand.
24You will guide me with your advice;
and afterwards, you will receive me with honor.
25Whom do I have in heaven but you?
And with you, I lack nothing on earth.
26My mind and body may fail; but God
is the rock for my mind and my portion forever.
27Those who are far from you will perish;
you destroy all who adulterously leave you.
28But for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made Adonai Elohim my refuge,
so that I can tell of all your works.
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