Psalms 73:12-22

12Behold, these are the ungodly, Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.

13Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart And washed my hands in innocence.

14For all the day long have I been stricken, And punished every morning.

15If I had said, “I will say this,” [and expressed my feelings], I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.

16When I considered how to understand this, It was too great an effort for me and too painful

17Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood [for I considered] their end.

18Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.

19How they are destroyed in a moment! They are completely swept away by sudden terrors!

20Like a dream [which seems real] until one awakens, O Lord, when stirred, [You observe the wicked], You will despise their image.

21When my heart was embittered And I was pierced within [as with the fang of an adder],

22Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.