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# Chapter 73
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1 Truly God is good to Israel,
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to those whose hearts are pure.
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2 But as for me, I almost lost my footing.
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My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
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3 For I envied the proud
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when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
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4 They seem to live such painless lives;
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their bodies are so healthy and strong.
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5 They don’t have troubles like other people;
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they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
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6 They wear pride like a jeweled necklace
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and clothe themselves with cruelty.
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7 These fat cats have everything
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their hearts could ever wish for!
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8 They scoff and speak only evil;
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in their pride they seek to crush others.
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9 They boast against the very heavens,
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and their words strut throughout the earth.
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10 And so the people are dismayed and confused,
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drinking in all their words.
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11 “What does God know?” they ask.
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“Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”
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12 Look at these wicked people—
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enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
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13 Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?
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Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
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14 I get nothing but trouble all day long;
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every morning brings me pain.
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15 If I had really spoken this way to others,
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I would have been a traitor to your people.
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16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.
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But what a difficult task it is!
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17 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
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and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
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18 Truly, you put them on a slippery path
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and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
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19 In an instant they are destroyed,
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completely swept away by terrors.
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20 When you arise, O Lord,
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you will laugh at their silly ideas
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as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.
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21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter,
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and I was all torn up inside.
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22 I was so foolish and ignorant—
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I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
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23 Yet I still belong to you;
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you hold my right hand.
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24 You guide me with your counsel,
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leading me to a glorious destiny.
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25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
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I desire you more than anything on earth.
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26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
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but God remains the strength of my heart;
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he is mine forever.
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27 Those who desert him will perish,
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for you destroy those who abandon you.
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28 But as for me, how good it is to be near God!
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I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter,
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and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do. |