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  73:1 ¶
[[A Psalm for Asaph.]] How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart! |
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73:1 ¶
[[A Psalmº
of Asaph.]]º
Trulyº
Elohimº
[is] goodº
to Israel,º
[even] to such as are of a cleanº
heart.º |
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73:2
But my feet were almost overthrown; my goings very nearly slipped. |
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73:2
But as for me,º
my feetº
were almostº
gone;ºººº
my stepsº
had well nighº
slipped.ºº |
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73:3
For I was jealous of the transgressors, beholding the tranquility of sinners. |
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73:3
Forº
I was enviousºº
at the foolish,ºº
[when] I sawºº
the prosperityº
of the wicked.º |
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73:4
For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: and [they have] firmness under their affliction. |
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73:4
Forº
[there are] noº
bandsº
in their death:º
but their strengthº
[is] firm.º |
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73:5
They are not in the troubles of [other] men; and they shall not be scourged with [other] men. |
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73:5
They [are] notº
in troubleº
[as other] men;º
neitherº
are they plaguedºº
likeº
[other] men.º |
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73:6
Therefore pride has possessed them; they have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness. |
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73:6
Thereforeº
prideº
compasseth them about as a chain;ºº
violenceº
coverethºº
them [as] a garment.º |
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73:7
Their injustice shall go forth as out of fatness: they have fulfilled their intention. |
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73:7
Their eyesº
stand outºº
with fatness:ºº
they have moreºº
than heartº
could wish.º |
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73:8
They have taken counsel and spoken in wickedness: they have uttered unrighteousness loftily. |
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73:8
They are corrupt,ºº
and speakºº
wickedlyº
[concerning] oppression:º
they speakºº
loftily.ºº |
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73:9
They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has gone through upon the earth. |
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73:9
They setºº
their mouthº
against the heavens,º
and their tongueº
walkethºº
through the earth.º |
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73:10
Therefore shall my people return hither: and full days shall be found with them. |
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73:10
Thereforeº
his peopleº
returnºººº
hither:º
and watersº
of a fullº
[cup] are wrung outºº
to them. |
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73:11
And they said, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High? |
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73:11
And they say,ºº
Howº
doth Elº
know?ºº
and is thereº
knowledgeº
in Elyon?º |
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73:12
Behold, these [are] the sinners, and they that prosper always: they have possessed wealth. |
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73:12
Behold,º
theseº
[are] the ungodly,º
who prosperº
in the world;º
they increaseºº
[in] riches.º |
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73:13
And I said, Verily in vain have I justified my heart, and washed my hands in innocency. |
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73:13
Verilyº
I have cleansedºº
my heartº
[in] vain,º
and washedºº
my handsº
in innocency.º |
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73:14
For I was plagued all the day, and my reproof [was] every morning. |
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73:14
For allº
the dayº
long have I beenº
plagued,ºº
and chastenedº
every morning.º |
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73:15
If I said, I will speak thus; behold, I [should] have broken covenant with the generation of thy children. |
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73:15
Ifº
I say,ºº
I will speakºº
thus;º
behold,º
I should offendºº
[against] the generationº
of thy children.º |
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73:16
And I undertook to understand this, [but] it is too hard for me, |
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73:16
When I thoughtºº
to knowºº
this,º
itº
[was] too painfulº
forº
me;º |
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73:17
until I go into the sanctuary of God; [and so] understand the latter end. |
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73:17
Untilº
I wentºº
intoº
the sanctuaryº
of El;º
[then] understoodºº
I their end.º |
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73:18
Surely thou hast appointed [judgments] to them because of their crafty dealings: thou hast cast them down when they were lifted up. |
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73:18
Surelyº
thou didst setºº
them in slippery places:º
thou castedst them downºº
into destruction.º |
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73:19
How have they become desolate! suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity. |
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73:19
Howº
areº
they [brought] into desolation,º
as in a moment!º
they are utterlyºº
consumedººº
withº
terrors.º |
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73:20
As the dream of one awakening, O Lord, in thy city thou wilt despise their image. |
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73:20
As a dreamº
when [one] awaketh;ººº
[so], O Yahweh,º
when thou awakest,º
thou shalt despiseºº
their image.º |
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73:21
For my heart has rejoiced, and my reins have been gladdened. |
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73:21
Thusº
my heartº
was grieved,ºº
and I was prickedºº
in my reins.º |
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73:22
But I [was] vile and knew not: I became brutish before thee. |
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73:22
So foolishº
[was] I,º
and ignorant:ººº
I wasº
[as] a beastº
beforeº
thee. |
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73:23
Yet I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand. |
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73:23
Nevertheless Iº
[am] continuallyº
withº
thee: thou hast holdenºº
[me] by my rightº
hand.º |
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73:24
Thou hast guided me by thy counsel, and thou hast taken me to thyself with glory. |
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73:24
Thou shalt guideºº
me with thy counsel,º
and afterwardº
receiveºº
me [to] glory.º |
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73:25
For what have I in heaven [but thee]? and what have I desired upon the earth beside thee? |
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73:25
Whomº
have I in heavenº
[but thee]? and [there is] noneº
upon earthº
[that] I desireºº
besideº
thee. |
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73:26
My heart and my flesh have failed: [but] God [is the strength] of my heart, and God is my portion for ever. |
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73:26
My fleshº
and my heartº
faileth:ºº
[but] Elohimº
[is] the strengthº
of my heart,º
and my portionº
for ever.º |
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73:27
For, behold, they that remove themselves far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed every one that goes a whoring from thee. |
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73:27
For,º
lo,º
they that are farº
from thee shall perish:ºº
thou hast destroyedºº
allº
them that go a whoringºº
fromº
thee. |
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73:28
But it is good for me to cleave close to God, to put my trust in the Lord; that I may proclaim all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Zion{gr.Sion}. |
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73:28
Butº
[itº
is] goodº
for me to draw nearº
to Elohim:º
I have putºº
my trustº
in Adonaiº
Yahweh,º
that I may declareºº
allº
thy works.º |
