Psalm 73

¹Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

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

³For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁴They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.

⁵They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.

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

⁷From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

⁸They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

⁹They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

¹⁰So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

¹¹The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”

¹²Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

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

¹⁴For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

¹⁵If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

¹⁶When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

¹⁷until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.