Thematic Bible




Psalm 73:1 (show verse)

([Psalm of Asaph]) God is truly good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Psalm 73:2 (show verse)

But my feet had almost stumbled. They had almost slipped.

Psalm 73:3 (show verse)

I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the peace and prosperity that wicked people enjoy.

Psalm 73:4 (show verse)

They suffer no pain. Their bodies are healthy.

Psalm 73:5 (show verse)

They have no drudgery in their lives like ordinary people. They are not plagued with problems like mankind.

Psalm 73:6 (show verse)

That is why arrogance is their necklace and violence covers them like clothing.

Psalm 73:7 (show verse)

Their eyes stand out with fatness, and their heart's imagination run wild.

Psalm 73:8 (show verse)

They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression.

Psalm 73:9 (show verse)

They set their mouth in the heavens and their tongue parades through the earth.

Psalm 73:10 (show verse)

Therefore his people return here and here they drink waters of abundance.

Psalm 73:11 (show verse)

They ask: How does God know? And is there knowledge with the most High?

Psalm 73:12 (show verse)

Behold, these are the ungodly. They prosper in the world; they increase in wealth.

Psalm 73:13 (show verse)

I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

Psalm 73:14 (show verse)

I have been plagued all day long, and chastened every morning.

Psalm 73:15 (show verse)

If I say, I will speak thus; then, I would offend the generation of your children.

Psalm 73:16 (show verse)

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me.

Psalm 73:17 (show verse)

I understood their end when I went into the sanctuary of God.

Psalm 73:18 (show verse)

Surely you set them in slippery places. You threw them down into destruction.

Psalm 73:19 (show verse)

How are they destroyed, suddenly! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

Psalm 73:20 (show verse)

It is like waking up from a dream, O Jehovah. When you awake you will despise everything they represent.

Psalm 73:21 (show verse)

My heart was grieved and I was pierced within.

Psalm 73:22 (show verse)

I was so foolish and ignorant: I was like a beast before you.

Psalm 73:23 (show verse)

Nevertheless I am continually with you. You hold me by my right hand.

Psalm 73:24 (show verse)

You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward you give me honor (glory).

Psalm 73:25 (show verse)

Who have I in heaven but you? I desire none on earth except you.

Psalm 73:26 (show verse)

My flesh and my heart fail: God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.

Psalm 73:27 (show verse)

Those who are far from you will perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.

Psalm 73:28 (show verse)

It is good for me to draw near to God. I have put my trust in Jehovah God, that I may declare all your works.