Psalms 73:1-13 ▼

1 <V 72:1>A Psalm of Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to those who are upright in heart.

2 <V 72:2>But my feet were nearly moved; my steps had nearly slipped.

3 <V 72:3>For I was zealous over the iniquitous, seeing the peacefulness of sinners.

4 <V 72:4>For they have no respect for their death, nor do they have support in their wounds.

5 <V 72:5>They are not with the hardships of men, nor will they be scourged with men.

6 <V 72:6>Therefore, arrogance has held on to them. They have been covered with their iniquity and impiety.

7 <V 72:7>Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.

8 <V 72:8>They have thought and spoken wickedness. They have spoken iniquity in high places.

9 <V 72:9>They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has traversed the earth.

10 <V 72:10>Therefore, my people will be converted here, and fullness of days will be found in them.

11 <V 72:11>And they said, “How would God know?” and, “Isn’t there knowledge in high places?”

12 <V 72:12>Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches.

13 <V 72:13>And I said: So then, it is without purpose that I have justified my heart and washed my hands among the innocent.