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| 1God is indeed good to Israel, to those pure in heart. | 1A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. |
| 2Now as for me, my feet nearly stumbled, as I almost lost my step. | 2But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. |
| 3For I was envious of the proud when I observed the prosperity of the wicked. | 3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. |
| 4For there is no struggle at their deaths, and their bodies are healthy. | 4They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. |
| 5They do not experience problems common to ordinary people; they aren't afflicted as others are. | 5They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills. |
| 6Therefore pride is their necklace and violence covers them like a garment. | 6Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. |
| 7Their eyes bulge from obesity and the imaginations of their mind cross the border into sin. | 7From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits. |
| 8In their mockery they speak evil; from their arrogant position they speak oppression. | 8They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. |
| 9They choose to speak against heaven; while they talk about things on earth. | 9Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth. |
| 10Therefore God's people return there and drink it all in like water until they're satiated. | 10Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. |
| 11Then they say, "How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?" | 11They say, "How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?" |
| 12Just look at these wicked people! They're perpetually carefree as they increase their wealth. | 12This is what the wicked are like-- always free of care, they go on amassing wealth. |
| 13I kept my heart pure for nothing and kept my hands clean from guilt. | 13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence. |
| 14For I suffer all day long and I am punished every morning. | 14All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments. |
| 15If I say, "I will talk like this," I would betray a generation of your children. | 15If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children. |
| 16When I tried to understand this, it was too difficult for me | 16When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply |
| 17until I entered the sanctuaries of God. Then I understood their destiny. | 17till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny. |
| 18You have certainly set them in slippery places; you will make them fall to their ruin. | 18Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin. |
| 19How desolate they quickly become, completely destroyed by calamities. | 19How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors! |
| 20Like a dream when one awakens, Lord, you will despise their image when you arise. | 20They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies. |
| 21When I chose to be bitter I was emotionally pained. | 21When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, |
| 22Then, I was too stupid and didn't realize I was acting like a wild animal with you. | 22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. |
| 23But now I am always with you, for you keep holding my right hand. | 23Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. |
| 24You will guide me with your wise advice, and later you will receive me with honor. | 24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. |
| 25Whom do I have in heaven but you? I desire nothing on this earth. | 25Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. |
| 26My body and mind may fail, but God is my strength and my portion forever. | 26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| 27Those far from you will perish; you will destroy those who are unfaithful to you. | 27Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. |
| 28As for me, how good for me it is that God is near! I have made the Lord GOD my refuge so I can tell about all your deeds. | 28But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds. |
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