Psalms 73:12-22

12Look how wicked they are! They never have a worry. They grow more and more wealthy.

13I’ve received no reward for keeping my life pure and washing my hands of any blame.

14I’m plagued ⌞with problems⌟ all day long, and every morning my punishment ⌞begins again⌟.

15If I had said, “I will continue to talk like that,” I would have betrayed God’s people.

16But when I tried to understand this, it was too difficult for me.

17Only when I came into God’s holy place did I ⌞finally⌟ understand what would happen to them.

18You put them in slippery places and make them fall into ruin.

19They are suddenly destroyed. They are completely swept away by terror!

20As ⌞someone⌟ gets rid of a dream when he wakes up, so you, O Lord, get rid of the thought of them when you wake up.

21When my heart was filled with bitterness and my mind was seized ⌞with envy⌟,

22I was stupid, and I did not understand. I was like a dumb animal in your presence.