73:1  Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.

73:2  But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
My steps had nearly slipped.

73:3  For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

73:4  For there are no pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.

73:5  They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.

73:6  Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them like a garment.

73:7  Their eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.

73:8  They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They speak loftily.

73:9  They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.

73:10  Therefore his people return here,
And waters of a full cup are drained by them.

73:11  And they say, “How does God know?
And is there knowledge in the Most High?”

73:12  Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.

73:13  Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain,
And washed my hands in innocence.

73:14  For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.

73:15  If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.

73:16  When I thought how to understand this,
It was too painful for me—

73:17  Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their end.

73:18  Surely You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.

73:19  Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.

73:20  As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.

73:21  Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was vexed in my mind.

73:22  I was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.

73:23  Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You hold me by my right hand.

73:24  You will guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.

73:25  Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.

73:26  My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

73:27  For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish;
You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.

73:28  But it is good for me to draw near to God;
I have put my trust in the Lord GOD,
That I may declare all Your works.