Psalm 73  Legacy Standard Bible

¹⁰ Therefore ^[h]his people return here, to his place,
And waters of ^(N)fullness are ^[i]drunk by them.
¹¹ They say, “^(O)How does God know?
And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
¹² Behold, ^(P)these are the wicked;
And always ^(Q)at ease, they have increased in wealth.
¹³ Surely ^(R)in vain I have ^[j]kept my heart pure
And ^(S)washed my hands in innocence;
¹⁴ For I have been stricken ^(T)all day long
And ^[k](U)reproved every morning.

¹⁵ If I had said, “I will recount thus,”
Behold, I would have betrayed the ^(V)generation of Your children.
¹⁶ When I ^(W)gave thought to know this,
It was trouble in my sight
¹⁷ Until I came into the ^[l](X)sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their ^(Y)end.
¹⁸ Surely You set them in ^(Z)slippery places;
You cause them to fall to ^[m](AA)destruction.
¹⁹ How they become ^(AB)desolate in a moment!
They are completely swept away by ^(AC)terrors!
²⁰ Like a ^(AD)dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when ^(AE)aroused, You will ^(AF)despise their ^[n]form.

²¹ When my ^(AG)heart was embittered
And I was ^(AH)pierced ^[o]within,
²² Then I was ^(AI)senseless and ignorant;
I was like ^[p]an ^(AJ)animal ^[q]before You.
²³ Nevertheless ^(AK)I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.
²⁴ With Your counsel You will ^(AL)lead me,
And afterward ^(AM)take me ^[r]in glory.

^25 (AN)Whom have I in heaven but You?
And ^[s]besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
²⁶ My ^(AO)flesh and my heart fail,
But God is the rock of my heart and my ^(AP)portion forever.
²⁷ For, behold, ^(AQ)those who are far from You will ^(AR)perish;
You have ^[t]destroyed everyone who ^[u](AS)is unfaithful to You.
²⁸ But as for me, ^(AT)the nearness of God is my good;
I have set Lord Yahweh as my ^(AU)refuge,
That I may ^(AV)recount all Your works.