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.