Psalms 73:12-22

12Take a good look, and see how wicked those people are! They have no troubles, and they become richer and richer.

13I decided that I had tried to do what is right, but it did not help me at all! I had refused to do anything wrong, for no good reason!

14I had trouble each and every day. Punishment came to me every morning!

15If I had spoken aloud things like that, I would have turned against your own people.

16When I thought about all this, it was so hard for me to understand.

17But I went into your temple, God. Then I understood what would happen to wicked people in the end.

18Yes, I realized that they are in a dangerous place, where they will easily slip. You will cause them to fall down to their death.

19It will take just a moment to destroy them! Great fear will sweep them away!

20They will completely disappear, like a dream disappears after you wake up. Lord, when you decide to do something, you will forget that they were there!

21I was very upset, and my thoughts were confused.

22I was stupid, and I did not understand you properly. I was no better than an animal.