Psalms 73:1-13 ▼

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

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, My steps had almost slipped.

3 For I was envious of the boastful, I saw the peace of the wicked.

4 For there are no pains in their death, And their body is fat.

5 They are not in trouble as other men, And they are not stricken along with the rest of mankind.

6 Therefore lofty pride is their necklace; The garment of violence covers them.

7 Their eye bulges from fatness; The delusions of their heart overflow.

8 They scoff and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.

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

10 Therefore his people return here, to his place, And waters of fullness are drunk by them.

11 They say, “How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?”

12 Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.

13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;