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Psalm 73
New International Version
Psalm 73
New International Version
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.
6 Therefore pride(G) is their necklace;(H)
they clothe themselves with violence.(I)
7 From their callous hearts(J) comes iniquity[b];
their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and speak with malice;(K)
with arrogance(L) they threaten oppression.(M)
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
Does the Most High know anything?”
13 Surely in vain(P) I have kept my heart pure
and have washed my hands in innocence.(Q)
14 All day long I have been afflicted,(R)
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(S) all this,
it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary(T) of God;
then I understood their final destiny.(U)
18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(V)
you cast them down to ruin.(W)
19 How suddenly(X) are they destroyed,
completely swept away(Y) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(Z) when one awakes;(AA)
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.(AB)
21 When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless(AC) and ignorant;
I was a brute beast(AD) before you.
23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.(AE)
24 You guide(AF) me with your counsel,(AG)
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?(AH)
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.(AI)
26 My flesh and my heart(AJ) may fail,(AK)
but God is the strength(AL) of my heart
and my portion(AM) forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:4 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
- Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat
- Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
Psalmi 73
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Psalmi 73
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
CARTEA A TREIA
Psalmul 73
Un psalm al lui Asaf
1 Da, bun este Dumnezeu cu Israel,
cu cei cu inima curată!
2 Totuşi era să mi se îndoaie piciorul
şi era să-mi alunece paşii!
3 Căci(A) mă uitam cu jind la cei nesocotiţi
când vedeam fericirea celor răi.
4 Într-adevăr, nimic nu-i tulbură până la moarte
şi trupul le este încărcat de grăsime.
5 N-au(B) parte de suferinţele omeneşti
şi nu sunt loviţi ca ceilalţi oameni.
6 De aceea, mândria le slujeşte ca salbă
şi asuprirea este haina care-i(C) înveleşte.
7 Li se bulbucă ochii(D) de grăsime
şi au mai mult decât le-ar dori inima.
8 Râd(E) şi vorbesc(F) cu răutate de asuprire:
vorbesc(G) de sus,
9 îşi înalţă gura(H) până la ceruri
şi limba le cutreieră pământul.
10 De aceea, aleargă lumea la ei,
înghite(I) apă din plin,
11 şi zice: „Ce(J) ar putea să ştie Dumnezeu
şi ce ar putea să cunoască Cel Preaînalt?”
12 Aşa sunt cei răi:
totdeauna fericiţi(K) şi îşi măresc bogăţiile.
13 Degeaba(L) dar mi-am curăţit eu inima
şi mi-am(M) spălat mâinile în nevinovăţie,
14 căci în fiecare zi sunt lovit
şi în toate dimineţile sunt pedepsit.
15 Dacă aş zice: „Vreau să vorbesc ca ei”,
iată că n-aş fi credincios neamului copiilor Tăi.
16 M-am(N) gândit la aceste lucruri ca să le pricep,
dar zadarnică mi-a fost truda,
17 până ce am(O) intrat în Sfântul Locaş al lui Dumnezeu
şi am luat seama la soarta(P) de la urmă a celor răi.
18 Da, Tu-i pui(Q) în locuri alunecoase
şi-i arunci în prăpăd.
19 Cum sunt nimiciţi într-o clipă!
Sunt pierduţi, prăpădiţi printr-un sfârşit năpraznic.
20 Ca(R) un vis la deşteptare,
aşa le lepezi chipul, Doamne, la(S) deşteptarea Ta!
21 Când mi se(T) amăra inima
şi mă simţeam străpuns în măruntaie,
22 eram prost(U) şi fără judecată,
eram ca un dobitoc înaintea Ta.
23 Însă eu sunt totdeauna cu Tine,
Tu m-ai apucat de mâna dreaptă;
24 mă vei călăuzi(V) cu sfatul Tău,
apoi mă vei primi în slavă.
25 Pe(W) cine altul am eu în cer afară de Tine?
Şi pe pământ nu-mi găsesc plăcerea în nimeni decât în Tine.
26 Carnea(X) şi inima pot să mi se prăpădească,
fiindcă Dumnezeu va fi pururea stânca inimii mele şi partea(Y) mea de moştenire.
27 Căci iată că cei ce(Z) se depărtează de Tine pier;
Tu nimiceşti pe toţi cei ce-Ţi sunt necredincioşi(AA).
28 Cât pentru mine, fericirea mea este să mă apropii(AB) de Dumnezeu:
pe Domnul, Dumnezeu, Îl fac locul meu de adăpost,
ca să povestesc toate lucrările Tale.
Psalm 73
English Standard Version Anglicised
Psalm 73
English Standard Version Anglicised
Book Three
God Is My Strength and Portion For Ever
A Psalm of (A)Asaph.
73 Truly God is good to (B)Israel,
to those who are (C)pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
3 (D)For I was (E)envious of the arrogant
when I saw the (F)prosperity of the wicked.
4 For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
5 They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not (G)stricken like the rest of mankind.
6 Therefore pride is (H)their necklace;
violence covers them as (I)a garment.
7 Their (J)eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
8 They scoff and (K)speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
9 They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
10 Therefore his people turn back to them,
and find (L)no fault in them.[a]
11 And they say, (M)“How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they (N)increase in riches.
13 All in vain have I (O)kept my heart clean
and (P)washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all the day long I have been (Q)stricken
and (R)rebuked (S)every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus”,
I would have betrayed (T)the generation of your children.
16 But when I thought how to understand this,
it seemed to me (U)a wearisome task,
17 until I went into (V)the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their (W)end.
18 Truly you set them in (X)slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
19 How they are destroyed (Y)in a moment,
swept away utterly by (Z)terrors!
20 Like (AA)a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when (AB)you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.
21 When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
22 I was (AC)brutish and ignorant;
I was like (AD)a beast towards you.
23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you (AE)hold my right hand.
24 You (AF)guide me with your counsel,
and afterwards you will (AG)receive me to glory.
25 (AH)Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 (AI)My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is (AJ)the strength[b] of my heart and my (AK)portion (AL)for ever.
27 For behold, those who are (AM)far from you shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is (AN)unfaithful to you.
28 But for me it is good to (AO)be near God;
I have made the Lord God my (AP)refuge,
that I may (AQ)tell of all your works.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:10 Probable reading; Hebrew the waters of a full cup are drained by them
- Psalm 73:26 Hebrew rock
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