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Psalms 73:1-12

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BOOK 3

Psalm 73

The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.

A Psalm of Asaph.

1God certainly is good to Israel,

To those who are pure in heart!

2But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,

My steps had almost slipped.

3For I was envious of the arrogant

As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4For there are no pains in their death,

And their belly is fat.

5They are not in trouble like other people,

Nor are they tormented together with the rest of mankind.

6Therefore arrogance is their necklace;

The garment of violence covers them.

7Their eye bulges from fatness;

The imaginations of their heart overflow.

8They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;

They speak from on high.

9They have set their mouth against the heavens,

And their tongue parades through the earth.

10Therefore his people return here,

And abundant waters are drunk by them.

11They say, “How does God know?

And is there knowledge with the Most High?”

12Behold, these are the wicked;

And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.