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Psalm 73:12-28
English Standard Version
Psalm 73:12-28
English Standard Version
12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they (A)increase in riches.
13 All in vain have I (B)kept my heart clean
and (C)washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all the day long I have been (D)stricken
and (E)rebuked (F)every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
I would have betrayed (G)the generation of your children.
16 But when I thought how to understand this,
it seemed to me (H)a wearisome task,
17 until I went into (I)the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their (J)end.
18 Truly you set them in (K)slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
19 How they are destroyed (L)in a moment,
swept away utterly by (M)terrors!
20 Like (N)a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when (O)you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.
21 When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
22 I was (P)brutish and ignorant;
I was like (Q)a beast toward you.
23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you (R)hold my right hand.
24 You (S)guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will (T)receive me to glory.
25 (U)Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 (V)My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is (W)the strength[a] of my heart and my (X)portion (Y)forever.
27 For behold, those who are (Z)far from you shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is (AA)unfaithful to you.
28 But for me it is good to (AB)be near God;
I have made the Lord God my (AC)refuge,
that I may (AD)tell of all your works.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:26 Hebrew rock
Psalm 73:12-28
New International Version
Psalm 73:12-28
New International Version
13 Surely in vain(C) I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.(D)
14 All day long I have been afflicted,(E)
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(F) all this,
it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary(G) of God;
then I understood their final destiny.(H)
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(I)
you cast them down to ruin.(J)
19 How suddenly(K) are they destroyed,
completely swept away(L) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(M) when one awakes;(N)
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.(O)
21 When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless(P) and ignorant;
I was a brute beast(Q) before you.
23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.(R)
24 You guide(S) me with your counsel,(T)
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?(U)
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.(V)
26 My flesh and my heart(W) may fail,(X)
but God is the strength(Y) of my heart
and my portion(Z) forever.
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