Salmos 73

BOOK THREE: Psalms 73—89

The Tragedy of the Wicked, and the Blessedness of Trust in God

A Psalm of #Ps. 50:titleAsaph.

1 Truly God is good to Israel,

To such as are pure in heart.

2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;

My steps had nearly *Job 12:5slipped.

3 *Ps. 37:1, 7; (Prov. 23:17)For I was envious of the boastful,

When I saw the prosperity of the *Job 21:5–16; Jer. 12:1wicked.

4 For thereare no pangs in their death,

But their strength is firm.

5 *Job 21:9They are not in trouble asother men,

Nor are they plagued like other men.

6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;

Violence covers them *Ps. 109:18like a garment.

7 *Job 15:27; Jer. 5:28Their eyes bulge with abundance;

They have more than heart could wish.

8 *Ps. 53:1They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;

They *2 Pet. 2:18; Jude 16speak loftily.

9 They set their mouth *Rev. 13:6against the heavens,

And their tongue walks through the earth.

10 Therefore his people return here,

*(Ps. 75:8)And waters of a full cup are drained by them.

11 And they say, *Job 22:13"How does God know?

And is there knowledge in the Most High?"

12 Behold, these are the ungodly,

Who are always at ease;

They increase in riches.

13 Surely I have cleansed my heart in*Job 21:15; 35:3; Mal. 3:14vain,

And washed my hands in innocence.

14 For all day long I have been plagued,

And chastened every morning.

15 If I had said, "I will speak thus,"

Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.

16 When I thought how to understand this,

It was too painful for me—

17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God;

Then I understood their *(Ps. 37:38; 55:23)end.

18 Surely *Ps. 35:6You set them in slippery places;

You cast them down to destruction.

19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!

They are utterly consumed with terrors.

20 As a dream when one awakes,

So, Lord, when You awake,

You shall despise their image.

21 Thus my heart was grieved,

And I was vexed in my mind.

22 *Ps. 92:6I was so foolish and ignorant;

I was like a beast before You.

23 Nevertheless I am continually with You;

You hold me by my right hand.

24 *Ps. 32:8; 48:14; Is. 58:11You will guide me with Your counsel,

And afterward receive me to glory.

25 *(Phil. 3:8)Whom have I in heaven butYou?

And thereis none upon earth that I desire besides You.

26 *Ps. 84:2My flesh and my heart fail;

But God is the strength of my heart and my *Ps. 16:5portion forever.

27 For indeed, *(Ps. 119:155)those who are far from You shall perish;

You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.

28 But itis good for me to *(Heb. 10:22; James 4:8)draw near to God;

I have put my trust in the Lord God,

That I may *Ps. 116:10; 2 Cor. 4:13declare all Your works.