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The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous.
A Psalm of Asaph. |
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| Psalm 73:1 |
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Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are
pure in heart! |
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| Psalm 73:2 |
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But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps had almost slipped. |
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| Psalm 73:3 |
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For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the
prosperity of the wicked. |
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| Psalm 73:4 |
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For there are no pains in their death, And their
body is fat. |
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| Psalm 73:5 |
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They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are
they plagued like mankind. |
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| Psalm 73:6 |
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Therefore pride is their necklace; The garment
of violence covers them. |
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| Psalm 73:7 |
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Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations
of their heart run riot. |
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| Psalm 73:8 |
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They mock and wickedly speak of oppression;
They speak from on high. |
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| Psalm 73:9 |
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They have set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue parades through the earth. |
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| Psalm 73:10 |
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Therefore his people return to this place, And
waters of abundance are drunk by them. |
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| Psalm 73:11 |
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They say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge
with the Most High?" |
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| Psalm 73:12 |
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Behold, these are the wicked; And always at
ease, they have increased in wealth. |
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| Psalm 73:13 |
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Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And
washed my hands in innocence; |
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| Psalm 73:14 |
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For I have been stricken all day long And chastened
every morning. |
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| Psalm 73:15 |
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If I had said, "I will speak thus," Behold,
I would have betrayed the generation of Your children. |
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| Psalm 73:16 |
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When I pondered to understand this, It was
troublesome in my sight |
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| Psalm 73:17 |
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Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then
I perceived their end. |
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| Psalm 73:18 |
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Surely You set them in slippery places; You
cast them down to destruction. |
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| Psalm 73:19 |
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How they are destroyed in a moment! They are
utterly swept away by sudden terrors! |
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| Psalm 73:20 |
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Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused,
You will despise their form. |
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| Psalm 73:21 |
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When my heart was embittered And I was pierced
within, |
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| Psalm 73:22 |
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Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like
a beast before You. |
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| Psalm 73:23 |
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Nevertheless I am continually with You; You
have taken hold of my right hand. |
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| Psalm 73:24 |
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With Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward
receive me to glory. |
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| Psalm 73:25 |
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Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You,
I desire nothing on earth. |
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| Psalm 73:26 |
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My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the
strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
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| Psalm 73:27 |
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For, behold, those who are far from You will
perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You. |
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| Psalm 73:28 |
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But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works. |
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