1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)

Psalms 73

1 The prophet, prevailing in a temptation, 2 sheweth the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked: 13 the wound given thereby, diffidence. 15 The victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose, in destroying of the wicked, and sustaining the righteous.

 73:1 [BOOK THE THIRD] [[A Melody of Asaph.]] Nothing but good, is God, Unto Israel, Unto the pure in heart.

 73:2 But, as for me,—My feet had, almost stumbled, My steps had, well-nigh slipped;

 73:3 For I was envious of the boasters, At the prosperity of the lawless, used I to look.

 73:4 For they have no pangs in their death, And vigorous is their body;

 73:5 Of the toil of weak mortals, have they none, Nor, with the sons of earth, are they hard smitten.

 73:6 For this cause, doth arrogance deck them as a neck-chain, And a garment of wrong is their attire;

 73:7 Their iniquity, hath proceeded from fatness, They have surpassed the imaginations of the heart;

 73:8 They mock, and wickedly command oppression, From on high, they command;

 73:9 They have set, in the heavens, their mouth, And, their tongue, marcheth through the earth.

 73:10 Therefore must his people return thither, And, the waters of abundance, are drained by them;

 73:11 And they say—How doth GOD know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?

 73:12 Lo! these, are the lawless, Who are secure for an age, They have attained unto wealth.

 73:13 Altogether in vain, Have I cleansed my heart, And bathed in pureness, my hands;

 73:14 And yet been smitten all the day, And been rebuked morning by morning!

 73:15 ¶ If I had thought, I will relate it thus, Lo! the circle of thy sons, had I betrayed.

 73:16 When I reasoned, that I might understand this, A vexation, it was in mine eyes:

 73:17 Until I could enter the holy places of God,—Could give heed to their hereafter:—

 73:18 Surely, in slippery places, dost thou set them,—Thou hast suffered them to fall into places of danger.

 73:19 How have they become desolate, as in a moment! They have ceased—come to an end, by reason of calamities.

 73:20 As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.

 73:21 ¶ But my heart had grown embittered, And, in my reins, had I received wounds;

 73:22 But, I, was brutish, and could not perceive, Like the beasts, had I become before thee.

 73:23 Nevertheless, I, am continually before thee, Thou hast taken hold of my right hand;

 73:24 By thy counsel, wilt thou guide me, And, afterwards, unto glory, wilt thou take me.

 73:25 Whom have I in the heavens? And, compared with thee, there is nothing I desire on earth.

 73:26 Failed have my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart—and my portion, is God unto times age-abiding.

 73:27 For lo! they who are far from thee, shall perish, Thou hast put an end to every one who wandered unchastely from thee.

 73:28 But, as for me, the drawing near of God, is my blessedness,—I have made, of My Lord Yahweh, my refuge,—That I may recount all thy works.