Psalm 73 New American Standard Bible

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<t><p class="indent1">The garment<MH7897> of violence<MH2555> covers<MH5848b> them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Their eye<MH5869> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>bulges<MH3318> from fatness<MH2459>; <t><p class="indent1">The imaginations<MH4906> of <i>their</i> heart<MH3824> overflow<MH5674a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>They mock<MH4167> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>wickedly<MH7451b> speak<MH1696> of oppression<MH6233>; <t><p class="indent1">They speak<MH1696> from on high<MH4791>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>They have set<MH7896> their mouth<MH6310> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>against the heavens<MH8064>, <t><p class="indent1">And their tongue<MH3956> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>parades<MH1980> through the earth<MH776>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Therefore<MH3651> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>his people<MH5971a> return<MH7725> here<MH1988>, <t><p class="indent1">And abundant<MH4392> waters<MH4325> are drunk<MH4680> by them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They say<MH559>, “How<MH351a> does God<MH410> know<MH3045>? <t><p class="indent1">And is<MH3426> there<MH3426> knowledge<MH1844> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>with the Most<MH5945b> High<MH5945b>?” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Behold<MH2009>, these<MH428> are the wicked<MH7563>; <t><p class="indent1">And always<MH5769> at ease<MH7961>, they have increased<MH7685> <i>in</i> wealth<MH2428>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Surely<MH389> in vain<MH7385b> I have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>kept<MH2135> my heart<MH3824> pure<MH2135> <t><p class="indent1">And washed<MH7364> my hands<MH3709> in innocence<MH5356>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For I have been stricken<MH5060> all<MH3605> day<MH3117> long, <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>punished<MH8433b> every morning<MH1242>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>If<MH518> I had said<MH559>, “I will speak<MH5608> this<MH3644> way<MH3644>,” <t><p class="indent1">Behold<MH2009>, I would have betrayed<MH898> the generation<MH1755> of Your children<MH1121>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>When I thought<MH2803> of understanding<MH3045> this<MH2088>, <t><p class="indent1">It was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>troublesome<MH5999> in my sight<MH5869> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Until<MH5704> I entered<MH935> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>sanctuary<MH4720> of God<MH410>; <t><p class="indent1"><i>Then</i> I perceived<MH995> their end<MH319>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>You indeed<MH389> put<MH7896> them on slippery<MH2513b> ground<MH2513b>; <t><p class="indent1">You dropped<MH5307> them into <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>ruin<MH4876>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>How<MH349> they are <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>destroyed<MH8047> in a moment<MH7281>! <t><p class="indent1">They are utterly<MH8552> swept<MH5486> away<MH5486> by sudden<MH1091> terrors<MH1091>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Like a dream<MH2472> when<MH4480> one awakes<MH7019a>, <t><p class="indent1">Lord<MH136>, when stirred<MH5782>, You will despise<MH959> their image<MH6754>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>When<MH3588> my heart<MH3824> was<MH2556a> embittered<MH2556a> <t><p class="indent1">And I was pierced<MH8150a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>within<MH3629>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then I was stupid<MH1198> and ignorant<MH3808, 3045>; <t><p class="indent1">I was <i>like</i> an animal<MH929> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>before<MH5973> You. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Nevertheless I am continually<MH8548> with You; <t><p class="indent1">You have taken<MH270> hold<MH270> of my right<MH3225> hand<MH3027>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>You will guide<MH5148> me with Your plan<MH6098>, <t><p class="indent1">And afterward<MH310> receive<MH3947> me <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>to glory<MH3519b>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Whom<MH4310> do I have in heaven<MH8064> <i>but You?</i> <t><p class="indent1">And with<MH5973> You, I desire<MH2654a> nothing<MH3808> on earth<MH776>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>My flesh<MH7607> and my heart<MH3824> <i>may</i> fail<MH3615>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>But</i> God<MH430> is the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>strength<MH6697> of my heart<MH3824> and my portion<MH2506> forever<MH5769>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>For, behold<MH2009>, those who are far<MH7369> from You will perish<MH6>; <t><p class="indent1">You have destroyed<MH6789> all<MH3605> those who <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>are unfaithful<MH2181> to You. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/73-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>But as for me, the nearness<MH7132> of God<MH430> is good<MH2896a> for me; <t><p class="indent1">I have made<MH7896> the Lord<MH136> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>GOD<MH3068> my refuge<MH4268>, <t><p class="indent1">So that I may tell<MH5608> of all<MH3605> Your works<MH4399>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>were caused to slip</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Or <i>boasters</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>in the trouble of people</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>goes forth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>they speak in wickedness; From on high they speak of oppression</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Or <i>in</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>walks</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Or <i>His</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>in</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>cleansed my heart</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>my punishment</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>labor, trouble</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>sanctuaries</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Or <i>deception</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>become a desolation</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>in my kidneys</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>with You</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Or <i>with honor</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>rock</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Lit <i>go to a whoring from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">28</span> Heb <i>YHWH,</i> usually rendered <i>L<i>ORD</i></i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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