Psalms 73:1-13 ▼

1 A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.

3 For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For there are no pains in their death, Their body is fat and pampered.

5 They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind.

6 Therefore pride is their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe].

7 Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires]; The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].

8 They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak loftily [with malice].

9 They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue swaggers through the earth.

10 Therefore his people return to this place, And waters of abundance [offered by the irreverent] are [blindly] drunk by them.

11 They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge [of us] with the Most High?”

12 Behold, these are the ungodly, Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.

13 Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart And washed my hands in innocence.