Psalm 73:7-20

New International Version

⁷ From their callous hearts^(A) comes iniquity^[a];
    their evil imaginations have no limits.
⁸ They scoff, and speak with malice;^(B)
    with arrogance^(C) they threaten oppression.^(D)
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
    and their tongues take possession of the earth.
¹⁰ Therefore their people turn to them
    and drink up waters in abundance.^[b]
11 They say, “How would God know?
    Does the Most High know anything?”

¹² This is what the wicked are like—
    always free of care,^(E) they go on amassing wealth.^(F)

¹³ Surely in vain^(G) I have kept my heart pure
    and have washed my hands in innocence.^(H)
14 All day long I have been afflicted,^(I)
    and every morning brings new punishments.

¹⁵ If I had spoken out like that,
    I would have betrayed your children.
¹⁶ When I tried to understand^(J) all this,
    it troubled me deeply
¹⁷ till I entered the sanctuary^(K) of God;
    then I understood their final destiny.^(L)

¹⁸ Surely you place them on slippery ground;^(M)
    you cast them down to ruin.^(N)
19 How suddenly^(O) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away^(P) by terrors!
²⁰ They are like a dream^(Q) when one awakes;^(R)
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.^(S)