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Psalms
73
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1
[A psalm by Asaph.] God is truly good to Israel, to those whose lives are pure.
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Psalms
73
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2
But my feet had almost stumbled. They had almost slipped
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Psalms
73
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3
because I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the prosperity that wicked people enjoy.
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Psalms
73
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4
They suffer no pain. Their bodies are healthy.
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Psalms
73
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5
They have no drudgery in their lives like ordinary people. They are not plagued [with problems] like others.
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Psalms
73
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6
That is why they wear arrogance like a necklace and acts of violence like clothing.
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Psalms
73
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7
Their eyes peer out from their fat faces, and their imaginations run wild.
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Psalms
73
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8
They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression.
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Psalms
73
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9
They verbally attack heaven, and they order people around on earth.
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Psalms
73
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10
That is why God's people turn to wickedness and swallow their words.
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Psalms
73
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11
Then wicked people ask, "What does God know?" "Does the Most High know anything?"
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Psalms
73
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12
Look how wicked they are! They never have a worry. They grow more and more wealthy.
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Psalms
73
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13
I've received no reward for keeping my life pure and washing my hands of any blame.
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Psalms
73
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14
I'm plagued [with problems] all day long, and every morning my punishment [begins again].
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Psalms
73
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15
If I had said, "I will continue to talk like that," I would have betrayed God's people.
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Psalms
73
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16
But when I tried to understand this, it was too difficult for me.
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Psalms
73
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17
Only when I came into God's holy place did I [finally] understand what would happen to them.
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Psalms
73
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18
You put them in slippery places and make them fall into ruin.
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Psalms
73
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19
They are suddenly destroyed. They are completely swept away by terror!
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Psalms
73
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20
As [someone] gets rid of a dream when he wakes up, so you, O Lord, get rid of the thought of them when you wake up.
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Psalms
73
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21
When my heart was filled with bitterness and my mind was seized [with envy],
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Psalms
73
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22
I was stupid, and I did not understand. I was like a dumb animal in your presence.
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Psalms
73
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23
Yet, I am always with you. You hold on to my right hand.
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Psalms
73
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24
With your advice you guide me, and in the end you will take me to glory.
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Psalms
73
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25
As long as I have you, I don't need anyone else in heaven or on earth.
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Psalms
73
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26
My body and mind may waste away, but God remains the foundation of my life and my inheritance forever.
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Psalms
73
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27
Without a doubt, those who are far from you will die. You destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
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Psalms
73
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28
Being united with God is my highest good. I have made the Almighty LORD my refuge so that I may report everything that he has done.