Psalms 73:1-13 ▼

1 [A psalm by Asaph.] God is truly good to Israel, to those whose lives are pure.

2 But my feet had almost stumbled. They had almost slipped

3 because I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the prosperity that wicked people enjoy.

4 They suffer no pain. Their bodies are healthy.

5 They have no drudgery in their lives like ordinary people. They are not plagued [with problems] like others.

6 That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace and acts of violence like clothing.

7 Their eyes peer out from their fat faces, and their imaginations run wild.

8 They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression.

9 They verbally attack heaven, and they order people around on earth.

10 That is why God's people turn to wickedness and swallow their words.

11 Then wicked people ask, |What does God know?| |Does the Most High know anything?|

12 Look how wicked they are! They never have a worry. They grow more and more wealthy.

13 I've received no reward for keeping my life pure and washing my hands of any blame.