Old Testament · BSB
Psalms 73
Berean Standard Bible · 28 verses
- A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
- But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
- For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
- They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
- Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
- From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
- They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
- They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
- So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
- The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
- Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
- Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
- For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
- If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
- When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
- until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
- Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
- How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
- Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
- When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
- I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
- Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
- You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
- Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
- My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
- But 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.