Psalm 73:13-28
New Living Translation
13 Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?
Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
14 I get nothing but trouble all day long;
every morning brings me pain.
15 If I had really spoken this way to others,
I would have been a traitor to your people.
16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.
But what a difficult task it is!
17 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
18 Truly, you put them on a slippery path
and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
19 In an instant they are destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors.
20 When you arise, O Lord,
you will laugh at their silly ideas
as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.
21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter,
and I was all torn up inside.
22 I was so foolish and ignorant—
I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
23 Yet I still belong to you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
leading me to a glorious destiny.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.
27 Those who desert him will perish,
for you destroy those who abandon you.
28 But as for me, how good it is to be near God!
I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter,
and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.
Psalm 73:13-28
New International Version
13 Surely in vain(A) I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.(B)
14 All day long I have been afflicted,(C)
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(D) all this,
it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary(E) of God;
then I understood their final destiny.(F)
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(G)
you cast them down to ruin.(H)
19 How suddenly(I) are they destroyed,
completely swept away(J) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(K) when one awakes;(L)
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.(M)
21 When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless(N) and ignorant;
I was a brute beast(O) before you.
23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.(P)
24 You guide(Q) me with your counsel,(R)
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?(S)
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.(T)
26 My flesh and my heart(U) may fail,(V)
but God is the strength(W) of my heart
and my portion(X) forever.
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