Psalm 73:3-17
Christian Standard Bible
3 For I envied the arrogant;
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(A)
4 They have an easy time until they die,[a]
and their bodies are well fed.[b](B)
5 They are not in trouble like others;
they are not afflicted like most people.(C)
6 Therefore, pride is their necklace,
and violence covers them like a garment.(D)
7 Their eyes bulge out from fatness;
the imaginations of their hearts run wild.(E)
8 They mock, and they speak maliciously;
they arrogantly threaten oppression.(F)
9 They set their mouths against heaven,
and their tongues strut across the earth.(G)
10 Therefore his people turn to them[c]
and drink in their overflowing words.[d](H)
11 The wicked say, “How can God know?
Does the Most High know everything?” (I)
12 Look at them—the wicked!
They are always at ease,
and they increase their wealth.(J)
13 Did I purify my heart
and wash my hands in innocence for nothing?(K)
14 For I am afflicted all day long
and punished every morning.(L)
15 If I had decided to say these things aloud,
I would have betrayed your people.[e](M)
16 When I tried to understand all this,
it seemed hopeless[f](N)
17 until I entered God’s sanctuary.
Then I understood their destiny.(O)
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