Psalms 73 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart. Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.
3 For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 For there are no pangs at their death, And their body is sound. For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat and sleek. They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong.
5 In the trouble of man they are not; Neither are they plagued like men. They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind. They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills.
6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment. Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment. Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.
7 Their eyes stand forth from fatness; They are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart. Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies. From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits.
8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; They speak as if there were none on high. They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression. They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth. They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongue struts through the earth. Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore His people return hither; And waters of fullness are drained out by them. Therefore his people turn back to them, and find no fault in them. Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.
11 And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?' And they say, “How can God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?” They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?”
12 Behold, such are the wicked; And they that are always at ease increase riches. Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches. This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.
13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency; All in vain have I kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence. Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all the day have I been plagued, And my chastisement came every morning. For all the day long I have been stricken and rebuked every morning. All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
15 If I had said: 'I will speak thus', Behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children. If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children. If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children.
16 And when I pondered how I might know this, It was wearisome in mine eyes; But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply
17 Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, And considered their end. until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end. till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
18 Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin. Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin. Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors. How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors! How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance. Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms. They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
21 For my heart was in a ferment, And I was pricked in my reins. When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,
22 But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee. I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you. I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand. Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
24 Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, And afterward receive me with glory. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth; But God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee. For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
28 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 Thy works. But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
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