1833 Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB)

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 ¶ [[A Psalm of Asaph.]] Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.

 73:2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

 73:3 For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

 73:4 For [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm.

 73:5 They [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they afflicted like [other] men.

 73:6 Therefore pride encompasseth them as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.

 73:7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

 73:8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.

 73:9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

 73:10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full [cup] are wrung out to them.

 73:11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?

 73:12 Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.

 73:13 Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

 73:14 For all the day long have I been afflicted, and chastened every morning.

 73:15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend [against] the generation of thy children.

 73:16 When I thought to know this, it [was] too painful for me;

 73:17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; [then] I understood their end.

 73:18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou didst cast them down into destruction.

 73:19 How are they [brought] into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

 73:20 As a dream when [one] awaketh; [so], O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

 73:21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

 73:22 So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before thee.

 73:23 Nevertheless I [am] continually with thee: thou hast held [me] by my right hand.

 73:24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory.

 73:25 Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire besides thee.

 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

 73:27 For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go astray from thee.

 73:28 But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.