New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 73:3-22

3For I wasH7065 1enviousH7065 of the 2arrogantH1984 As I sawH7200 the 3prosperityH7965 of the wickedH7563.4For thereH369 areH369 noH369 painsH2784 in their deathH4194, And their bellyH193 is fatH1277.5They are 4not 5in troubleH5999 like other peopleH582, NorH3808 are they 6tormentedH5060 togetherH5973 withH5973 the rest of mankindH120.6ThereforeH3651 arroganceH1346 is 7their necklaceH6059; The 8garmentH7897 of violenceH2555 coversH5848 them.7Their eyeH5869 9bulgesH3318 from 10fatnessH2459; The imaginationsH4906 of their heartH3824 overflowH5674.8They 11mockH4167 and 12wickedlyH7451 speakH1696 of oppressionH6233; They 13speakH1696 from on highH4791.9They have 14setH7896 their mouthH6310 15against the heavensH8064, And their tongueH3956 16paradesH1980 through the earthH776.

10ThereforeH3651 17his peopleH5971 returnH7725 hereH1988, And 18abundantH4392 watersH4325 are drunkH4680 by them.11They sayH559, “19HowH351 does GodH410 knowH3045? And isH3426 thereH3426 knowledgeH1844 20with the MostH5945 HighH5945?”12BeholdH2009, 21theseH428 are the wickedH7563; And alwaysH5769 22at easeH7961, they have increasedH7685 in wealthH2428.13SurelyH389 23in vainH7385 I have 24keptH2135 my heartH3824 pureH2135 And 25washedH7364 my handsH3709 in innocenceH5356;14For I have been strickenH5060 26allH3605 dayH3117 long, And 27 28punishedH8433 every morningH1242.

15IfH518 I had saidH559, “I will speakH5608 thisH3644 wayH3644,” BeholdH2009, I would have betrayedH898 the 29generationH1755 of Your childrenH1121.16When I 30thoughtH2803 of understandingH3045 thisH2088, It was 31troublesomeH5999 in my sightH586917UntilH5704 I enteredH935 the 32 33sanctuaryH4720 of GodH410; Then I perceivedH995 their 34endH319.18You indeedH389 putH7896 them on 35slipperyH2513 groundH2513; You droppedH5307 them into 36 37ruinH4876.19HowH349 they are 38 39destroyedH8047 in a momentH7281! They are utterlyH8552 sweptH5486 awayH5486 by 40suddenH1091 terrorsH1091!20Like a 41dreamH2472 whenH4480 one awakesH7019, LordH136, when 42stirredH5782, You will 43despiseH959 their imageH6754.

21WhenH3588 my 44heartH3824 wasH2556 embitteredH2556 And I was 45piercedH8150 46withinH3629,22Then I was 47stupidH1198 and ignorantH3808 H3045; I was like an 48animalH929 49beforeH5973 You.

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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 ↩

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