| New International Version | English Standard Version |
| 1A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. | 1Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. |
| 2But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. | 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. | 3For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. |
| 4They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong. | 4For they have no pangs until death; their bodies are fat and sleek. |
| 5They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills. | 5They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind. |
| 6Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. | 6Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment. |
| 7From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits. | 7Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies. |
| 8They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. | 8They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression. |
| 9Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth. | 9They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongue struts through the earth. |
| 10Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance. | 10Therefore his people turn back to them, and find no fault in them. |
| 11They say, "How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?" | 11And they say, “How can God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?” |
| 12This is what the wicked are like-- always free of care, they go on amassing wealth. | 12Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches. |
| 13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence. | 13All in vain have I kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence. |
| 14All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments. | 14For all the day long I have been stricken and rebuked every morning. |
| 15If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children. | 15If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children. |
| 16When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply | 16But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, |
| 17till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny. | 17until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end. |
| 18Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin. | 18Truly you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to ruin. |
| 19How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors! | 19How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors! |
| 20They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies. | 20Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms. |
| 21When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, | 21When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, |
| 22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you. | 22I was brutish and ignorant; I was like a beast toward you. |
| 23Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. | 23Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. |
| 24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. | 24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. |
| 25Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. | 25Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. |
| 26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. | 26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| 27Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. | 27For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. |
| 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. | 28But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works. |
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