A Psalm of Asaph.

1 Surely God is good to Israel,

Even to such as are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone;

My steps had well nigh slipped.

3 For I was envious at the arrogant,

When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For there are no pangs in their death;

But their strength is firm.

5 They are not in trouble as other men;

Neither are they plagued like other men.

6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck;

Violence covereth them as a garment.

7 Their eyes stand out with fatness:

They have more than heart could wish.

8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression:

They speak loftily.

9 They have set their mouth in the heavens,

And their tongue walketh through the earth.

10 Therefore his people return hither:

And waters of a full cup are drained by them.

11 And they say, How doth God know?

And is there knowledge in the Most High?

12 Behold, these are the wicked;

And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.

13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart,

And washed my hands in innocency;

14 For all the day long have I been plagued,

And chastened every morning.

15 If I had said, I will speak thus;

Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.

16 When I thought how I might know this,

It was too painful for me;

17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God,

And considered their latter end.

18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places:

Thou castest them down to destruction.

19 How are they become a desolation in a moment!

They are utterly consumed with terrors.

20 As a dream when one awaketh,

So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

21 For my soul was grieved,

And I was pricked in my heart:

22 So brutish was I, and ignorant;

I was as a beast before thee.

23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee:

Thou hast holden my right hand.

24 Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel,

And afterward receive me to glory.

25 Whom have I in heaven but thee?

And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

26 My flesh and my heart faileth;

But God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish:

Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee.

28 But it is good for me to draw near unto God:

I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge,

That I may tell of all thy works.

亚萨的诗。 1 　神实在善待以色列，

善待那些内心清洁的人。*本节在《马索拉文本》包括细字标题

2 至于我，我的脚几乎滑跌，

我*"我"原文作"我的脚步"险些跌倒。

3 我看见恶人兴隆，

我就嫉妒狂傲的人。

4 他们没有痛苦，

他们的身体又健康又肥壮*本节原文作"他们到死都没有痛苦，他们的身体肥壮"。

5 他们没有一般人所受的苦难，

也不像普通人一样遭遇灾害。

6 所以，骄傲像链子戴在他们的颈项上，

强暴好象衣裳穿在他们的身上。

7 他们的罪孽是出于麻木的心*按照《马索拉文本》，"他们的罪孽是出于麻木的心"应作"他们的眼睛因体胖而凸出"；现参照《七十士译本》翻译，

他们心里的恶念泛滥。

8 他们讥笑人，怀着恶意说欺压人的话，他们说话自高。

9 他们用口亵渎上天，

他们用舌头毁谤全地。

10 因此他的人民归回那里去，

并且喝光了大量的水。

11 他们说："　神怎会晓得？

至高者有知识吗？"

12 看这些恶人，

他们常享安逸，财富却增加。

13 我谨守我心纯洁实在徒然；

我洗手表明清白也是枉然。

14 因为我终日受伤害，

每天早晨受惩罚。

15 如果我心里说："我要说这样的话"，

我就是对你这一代的众儿女不忠了。

16 我思想要明白这事，

我就看为烦恼；

17 直到我进了　神的圣所，

才明白他们的结局。

18 你实在把他们安放在滑地，

使他们倒下、灭亡。

19 他们忽然间成了多么荒凉，

被突然的惊恐完全消灭。

20 人睡醒了怎样看梦，

主啊！你睡醒了，也要照样轻看他们*"他们"原文作"他们的影像"。

21 我心中酸苦，

我肺腑刺痛的时候，

22 我是愚昧无知的；

我在你面前就像畜类一般。

23 但是，我仍常与你同在；

你紧握着我的右手。

24 你要以你的训言引领我，

以后还要接我到荣耀里去。

25 除你以外，在天上，我还有谁呢？

除你以外，在地上，我也无所爱慕。

26 我的肉身和我的内心虽然渐渐衰弱，

神却永远是我心里的盘石，是我的业分。

27 看哪！远离你的，必定灭亡；

凡是对你不贞的，你都要灭绝。

28 对我来说，亲近　神是美好的，

我以主耶和华为我的避难所；

我要述说你的一切作为。