Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 73:2-15

2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4They have no struggle in their death;their bodies are well-fed.5They are free of the burdens others carry;they are not afflicted like other men.6Therefore pride is their necklace;a garment of violence covers them.7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity;1the imaginations of their hearts run wild.8They mock and speak with malice;with arrogance they threaten oppression.9They set their mouths against the heavens,and their tongues strut across the earth.

10So their people2 return to this placeand drink up waters in abundance.11The wicked say, “How can God know?Does the Most High have knowledge?”12Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure;in innocence I have washed my hands.14For I am afflicted all day longand punished every morning.15If I had said, “I will speak this way,”then I would have betrayed Your children.

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Notes

1. Psalms 73:7 Literally Their eye bulges with fatness; Syriac From their callous heart proceeds iniquity ↩
2. Psalms 73:10 Or His people ↩

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