Psalms 73:13-22

13Did I keep my heart pure for nothing? Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?

14I get nothing but trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain.

15If I had really spoken this way to others, I would have been a traitor to your people.

16So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!

17Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.

18Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.

19In an instant they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors.

20When you arise, O Lord, you will laugh at their silly ideas as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.

21Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside.

22I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.