New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 73:3-24

3For I was 1envious of the 2arrogant As I saw the 3prosperity of the wicked.4For there are no pains in their death, And their belly is fat.5They are 4not 5in trouble like other people, Nor are they 6tormented together with the rest of mankind.6Therefore arrogance is 7their necklace; The 8garment of violence covers them.7Their eye 9bulges from 10fatness; The imaginations of their heart overflow.8They 11mock and 12wickedly speak of oppression; They 13speak from on high.9They have 14set their mouth 15against the heavens, And their tongue 16parades through the earth.

10Therefore 17his people return here, And 18abundant waters are drunk by them.11They say, “19How does God know? And is there knowledge 20with the Most High?”12Behold, 21these are the wicked; And always 22at ease, they have increased in wealth.13Surely 23in vain I have 24kept my heart pure And 25washed my hands in innocence;14For I have been stricken 26all day long, And 27 28punished every morning.

15If I had said, “I will speak this way,” Behold, I would have betrayed the 29generation of Your children.16When I 30thought of understanding this, It was 31troublesome in my sight17Until I entered the 32 33sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their 34end.18You indeed put them on 35slippery ground; You dropped them into 36 37ruin.19How they are 38 39destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by 40sudden terrors!20Like a 41dream when one awakes, Lord, when 42stirred, You will 43despise their image.

21When my 44heart was embittered And I was 45pierced 46within,22Then I was 47stupid and ignorant; I was like an 48animal 49before You.23Nevertheless 50I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand.24You will 51guide me with Your plan, And afterward 52receive me 53to glory.

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Notes

1. Psalms 73:3 Ps 37:1; Prov 23:17 ↩
2. Psalms 73:3 Or boasters ↩
3. Psalms 73:3 Job 21:7; Ps 37:7; Jer 12:1 ↩
4. Psalms 73:5 Job 21:9; Ps 73:12 ↩
5. Psalms 73:5 Lit in the trouble of people ↩
6. Psalms 73:5 Ps 73:14 ↩
7. Psalms 73:6 Gen 41:42; Prov 1:9 ↩
8. Psalms 73:6 Ps 109:18 ↩
9. Psalms 73:7 Lit goes forth ↩
10. Psalms 73:7 Job 15:27; Ps 17:10; Jer 5:28 ↩
11. Psalms 73:8 Ps 1:1 ↩
12. Psalms 73:8 Or they speak in wickedness; From on high they speak of oppression ↩
13. Psalms 73:8 Ps 17:10; 2 Pet 2:18; Jude 16 ↩
14. Psalms 73:9 Rev 13:6 ↩
15. Psalms 73:9 Or in ↩
16. Psalms 73:9 Lit walks ↩
17. Psalms 73:10 Or His ↩
18. Psalms 73:10 Ps 23:5 ↩
19. Psalms 73:11 Job 22:13 ↩
20. Psalms 73:11 Lit in ↩
21. Psalms 73:12 Ps 49:6; 52:7 ↩
22. Psalms 73:12 Jer 49:31; Ezek 23:42 ↩
23. Psalms 73:13 Job 21:15; 34:9; 35:3 ↩
24. Psalms 73:13 Or cleansed my heart ↩
25. Psalms 73:13 Ps 26:6 ↩
26. Psalms 73:14 Ps 38:6 ↩
27. Psalms 73:14 Lit my punishment ↩
28. Psalms 73:14 Job 33:19; Ps 118:18 ↩
29. Psalms 73:15 Ps 14:5 ↩
30. Psalms 73:16 Eccl 8:17 ↩
31. Psalms 73:16 Lit labor, trouble ↩
32. Psalms 73:17 Lit sanctuaries ↩
33. Psalms 73:17 Ps 27:4; 77:13 ↩
34. Psalms 73:17 Ps 37:38 ↩
35. Psalms 73:18 Ps 35:6 ↩
36. Psalms 73:18 Or deception ↩
37. Psalms 73:18 Ps 35:8; 36:12 ↩
38. Psalms 73:19 Lit become a desolation ↩
39. Psalms 73:19 Num 16:21; Is 47:11 ↩
40. Psalms 73:19 Job 18:11 ↩
41. Psalms 73:20 Job 20:8 ↩
42. Psalms 73:20 Ps 78:65 ↩
43. Psalms 73:20 1 Sam 2:30 ↩
44. Psalms 73:21 Judg 10:16 ↩
45. Psalms 73:21 Acts 2:37 ↩
46. Psalms 73:21 Lit in my kidneys ↩
47. Psalms 73:22 Ps 49:10; 92:6 ↩
48. Psalms 73:22 Job 18:3; Ps 49:20; Eccl 3:18 ↩
49. Psalms 73:22 Lit with You ↩
50. Psalms 73:23 Ps 16:8 ↩
51. Psalms 73:24 Ps 32:8; 48:14; Is 58:11 ↩
52. Psalms 73:24 Gen 5:24; Ps 49:15 ↩
53. Psalms 73:24 Or with honor ↩

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