Psalm 73
New Century Version
Should the Wicked Be Rich?
A psalm of Asaph.
73 God is truly good to Israel,
to those who have pure hearts.
2 But I had almost stopped believing;
I had almost lost my faith
3 because I was jealous of proud people.
I saw wicked people doing well.
4 They are not suffering;
they are healthy and strong.
5 They don’t have troubles like the rest of us;
they don’t have problems like other people.
6 They wear pride like a necklace
and put on violence as their clothing.
7 They are looking for profits
and do not control their selfish desires.
8 They make fun of others and speak evil;
proudly they speak of hurting others.
9 They brag to the sky.
They say that they own the earth.
10 So their people turn to them
and give them whatever they want.
11 They say, “How can God know?
What does God Most High know?”
12 These people are wicked,
always at ease, and getting richer.
13 So why have I kept my heart pure?
Why have I kept my hands from doing wrong?
14 I have suffered all day long;
I have been punished every morning.
15 God, if I had decided to talk like this,
I would have let your people down.
16 I tried to understand all this,
but it was too hard for me to see
17 until I went to the Temple of God.
Then I understood what will happen to them.
18 You have put them in danger;
you cause them to be destroyed.
19 They are destroyed in a moment;
they are swept away by terrors.
20 It will be like waking from a dream.
Lord, when you rise up, they will disappear.
21 When my heart was sad
and I was angry,
22 I was senseless and stupid.
I acted like an animal toward you.
23 But I am always with you;
you have held my hand.
24 You guide me with your advice,
and later you will receive me in honor.
25 I have no one in heaven but you;
I want nothing on earth besides you.
26 My body and my mind may become weak,
but God is my strength.
He is mine forever.
27 Those who are far from God will die;
you destroy those who are unfaithful.
28 But I am close to God, and that is good.
The Lord God is my protection.
I will tell all that you have done.
Salmo 73
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Makatarungang Hatol ng Dios
73 Tunay na mabuti ang Dios sa Israel,
lalo na sa mga taong malilinis ang puso.
2 Ngunit ako, halos mawalan na ako ng pananampalataya.
3 Nainggit ako nang makita ko na ang mayayabang at masasama ay umuunlad.
4 Malulusog ang kanilang mga katawan
at hindi sila nahihirapan.
5 Hindi sila naghihirap at nababagabag na tulad ng iba.
6 Kaya ipinapakita nila ang kanilang kayabangan at kalupitan.[a]
7 Ang kanilang puso ay puno ng kasamaan,
at ang laging iniisip ay paggawa ng masama.
8 Kinukutya nila at pinagsasabihan ng masama ang iba.
Mayayabang sila at nagbabantang manakit.
9 Nagsasalita sila ng masama laban sa Dios at sa mga tao.
10 Kaya kahit na ang mga mamamayan ng Dios ay lumilingon sa kanila at pinaniniwalaan ang mga sinasabi nila.
11 Sinasabi nila, “Paano malalaman ng Dios?
Walang alam ang Kataas-taasang Dios.”
12 Ganito ang buhay ng masasama:
wala nang problema, yumayaman pa.
13 Bakit ganoon? Wala bang kabuluhan ang malinis kong pamumuhay at paglayo sa kasalanan?
14 Nagdurusa ako buong araw.
Bawat umaga akoʼy inyong pinarurusahan.
15 Kung sasabihin ko rin ang sinabi nila,
para na rin akong nagtraydor sa inyong mga mamamayan.
16 Kaya sinikap kong unawain ang mga bagay na ito,
ngunit napakahirap.
17 Pero nang pumunta ako sa inyong templo,
doon ko naunawaan ang kahihinatnan ng masama.
18 Tunay na inilalagay nʼyo sila sa madulas na daan,
at ibinabagsak sa kapahamakan.
19 Bigla silang mapapahamak;
mamamatay silang lahat at nakakatakot ang kanilang kahahantungan.
20 Para silang isang panaginip na pagsapit ng umaga ay wala na.
Makakalimutan na sila kapag pinarusahan nʼyo na.
21 Nang nasaktan ang aking damdamin at nagtanim ako ng sama ng loob,
22 para akong naging hayop sa inyong paningin,
mangmang at hindi nakakaunawa.
23 Ngunit patuloy akong lumapit sa inyo at inakay nʼyo ako.
24 Ginagabayan ako ng inyong mga payo,
at pagkatapos ay tatanggapin nʼyo ako bilang isang pangunahing pandangal.
25 Walang sinuman sa langit ang kailangan ko kundi kayo lamang.
At walang sinuman sa mundo ang hinahangad ko maliban sa inyo.
26 Manghina man ang aking katawan at isipan, kayo, O Dios, ang aking kalakasan.
Kayo lang ang kailangan ko magpakailanman.
27 Ang mga taong lumalayo sa inyo ay tiyak na mapapahamak.
Ang mga nagtaksil sa inyo ay lilipuling lahat.
28 Ngunit ako, minabuti kong maging malapit sa Dios.
Kayo, Panginoong Dios, ang pinili kong kanlungan,
upang maihayag ko ang lahat ng inyong mga ginawa.
Footnotes
- 73:6 ipinapakita … kalupitan: sa literal, nagsusuot sila ng kwintas ng kayabangan at damit ng kalupitan.
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