95 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
95 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
Psalm 73God's Ways Vindicated
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1. God is indeed good to Israel,
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to the pure in heart.
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2. But as for me, my feet almost slipped;
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my steps nearly went astray.
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3. For I envied the arrogant;
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I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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4. They have an easy time until they die,
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and their bodies are well fed.
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5. They are not in trouble like others;
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they are not afflicted like most people.
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6. Therefore, pride is their necklace,
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and violence covers them like a garment.
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7. Their eyes bulge out from fatness;
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the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
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8. They mock, and they speak maliciously;
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they arrogantly threaten oppression.
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9. They set their mouths against heaven,
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and their tongues strut across the earth.
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10. Therefore his people turn to them
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and drink in their overflowing words.
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11. The wicked say, "How can God know?
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Does the Most High know everything?"
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12. Look at them--the wicked!
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They are always at ease,
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and they increase their wealth.
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13. Did I purify my heart
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and wash my hands in innocence for nothing?
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14. For I am afflicted all day long
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and punished every morning.
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15. If I had decided to say these things aloud,
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I would have betrayed your people.
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16. When I tried to understand all this,
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it seemed hopeless
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17. until I entered God's sanctuary.
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Then I understood their destiny.
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18. Indeed, you put them in slippery places;
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you make them fall into ruin.
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19. How suddenly they become a desolation!
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They come to an end, swept away by terrors.
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20. Like one waking from a dream,
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Lord, when arising, you will despise their image.
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21. When I became embittered
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and my innermost being was wounded,
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22. I was stupid and didn't understand;
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I was an unthinking animal toward you.
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23. Yet I am always with 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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and afterward you will take me up in glory.
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25. Who do I have in heaven but you?
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And I desire nothing on earth but you.
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26. My flesh and my heart may fail,
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but God is the strength of my heart,
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my portion forever.
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27. Those far from you will certainly perish;
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you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
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28. But as for me, God's presence is my good.
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I have made the Lord God my refuge,
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so I can tell about all you do.
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