Psalm 73:17-28

New International Version

¹⁷ till I entered the sanctuary^(A) of God;
    then I understood their final destiny.^(B)

¹⁸ Surely you place them on slippery ground;^(C)
    you cast them down to ruin.^(D)
19 How suddenly^(E) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away^(F) by terrors!
²⁰ They are like a dream^(G) when one awakes;^(H)
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.^(I)

²¹ When my heart was grieved
    and my spirit embittered,
²² I was senseless^(J) and ignorant;
    I was a brute beast^(K) before you.

²³ Yet I am always with you;
    you hold me by my right hand.^(L)
24 You guide^(M) me with your counsel,^(N)
    and afterward you will take me into glory.
²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but you?^(O)
    And earth has nothing I desire besides you.^(P)
26 My flesh and my heart^(Q) may fail,^(R)
    but God is the strength^(S) of my heart
    and my portion^(T) forever.

²⁷ Those who are far from you will perish;^(U)
    you destroy all who are unfaithful^(V) to you.
²⁸ But as for me, it is good to be near God.^(W)
    I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;^(X)
    I will tell of all your deeds.^(Y)