| 73:1 | A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God good to Israel, to such as are of a clean heart. | |
| 73:2 | But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. | |
| 73:3 | For I was envious at the foolish, I saw the prosperity of the wicked. | |
| 73:4 | For no bands in their death: but their strength firm. | |
| 73:5 | They not in trouble men; neither are they afflicted like men. | |
| 73:6 | Therefore pride encompasseth them as a chain; violence covereth them a garment. | |
| 73:7 | Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. | |
| 73:8 | They are corrupt, and speak wickedly oppression: they speak loftily. | |
| 73:9 | They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. | |
| 73:10 | Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full are wrung out to them. | |
| 73:11 | And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High? | |
| 73:12 | Behold, these the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase riches. | |
| 73:13 | Verily I have cleansed my heart vain, and washed my hands in innocence. | |
| 73:14 | For all the day long have I been afflicted, and chastened every morning. | |
| 73:15 | If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend the generation of thy children. | |
| 73:16 | When I thought to know this, it too painful for me; | |
| 73:17 | Until I went into the sanctuary of God; I understood their end. | |
| 73:18 | Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou didst cast them down into destruction. | |
| 73:19 | How are they into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. | |
| 73:20 | As a dream when awaketh; , O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image. | |
| 73:21 | Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. | |
| 73:22 | So foolish I, and ignorant: I was a beast before thee. | |
| 73:23 | Nevertheless I continually with thee: thou hast held by my right hand. | |
| 73:24 | Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me glory. | |
| 73:25 | Whom have I in heaven ? and none upon earth I desire besides thee. | |
| 73:26 | My flesh and my heart faileth: God the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. | |
| 73:27 | For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go astray from thee. | |
| 73:28 | But good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. | |