Psalm 73:12-17
New American Standard Bible 1995
12 Behold, (A)these are the wicked;
And always (B)at ease, they have increased in wealth.
13 Surely (C)in vain I have [a]kept my heart pure
And (D)washed my hands in innocence;
14 For I have been stricken (E)all day long
And [b](F)chastened every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the (G)generation of Your children.
16 When I (H)pondered to understand this,
It was [c]troublesome in my sight
17 Until I came into the [d](I)sanctuary of God;
Then I perceived their (J)end.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:13 Or cleansed my heart
- Psalm 73:14 Lit my chastening
- Psalm 73:16 Lit labor, trouble
- Psalm 73:17 Lit sanctuaries
Malachi 3:14-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
14 You have said, ‘It is (A)vain to serve God; and what (B)profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked in mourning before the Lord of hosts? 15 So now we (C)call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up but they also test God and (D)escape.’”
The Book of Remembrance
16 Then those who [a]feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord (E)gave attention and heard it, and a (F)book of remembrance was written before Him for those who [b]fear the Lord and who esteem His name. 17 “They will be (G)Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “on the (H)day that I [c]prepare My [d](I)own possession, and I will [e]spare them as a man [f](J)spares his own son who serves him.” 18 So you will again (K)distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
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- Malachi 3:16 Or revere(d)
- Malachi 3:16 Or revere(d)
- Malachi 3:17 Lit make
- Malachi 3:17 Or special treasure
- Malachi 3:17 Or have (has) compassion on
- Malachi 3:17 Or have (has) compassion on
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