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Psalm 73:1-5
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73 1-5 No doubt about it! God is good—
    good to good people, good to the good-hearted.
But I nearly missed it,
    missed seeing his goodness.
I was looking the other way,
    looking up to the people
At the top,
    envying the wicked who have it made,
Who have nothing to worry about,
    not a care in the whole wide world.

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Psalm 73:1-5
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BOOK III

Psalms 73–89

Psalm 73

A psalm of Asaph.

1 Surely God is good to Israel,
    to those who are pure in heart.(A)

2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;(B)
    I had nearly lost my foothold.(C)
3 For I envied(D) the arrogant
    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(E)

4 They have no struggles;
    their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]
5 They are free(F) from common human burdens;
    they are not plagued by human ills.

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  1. Psalm 73:4 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
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