BOOK III Surely God Is Good to Israel 3 DBY For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked. BSB BSB: For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 DBY For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished; BSB BSB: They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
5 DBY They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like other men: BSB BSB: They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
6 DBY Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them as a garment; BSB BSB: Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
7 DBY Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart: BSB BSB: From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
8 DBY They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily: BSB BSB: They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 DBY They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. BSB BSB: They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
10 DBY Therefore his people turn hither, and waters in fulness are wrung out to them. BSB BSB: So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
11 DBY And they say, How can God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High? BSB BSB: The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
12 DBY Behold, these are the wicked, and they prosper in the world: they heap up riches. BSB BSB: Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
13 DBY Truly have I purified my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency: BSB BSB: Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
14 DBY For all the day have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. BSB BSB: For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
15 DBY If I said, I will speak thus, behold, I should be faithless to the generation of thy children. BSB BSB: If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
17 DBY Until I went into the sanctuaries of God; then understood I their end. BSB BSB: until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
18 DBY Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins. BSB BSB: Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
19 DBY How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors. BSB BSB: How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
20 DBY As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image. BSB BSB: Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
21 DBY When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins, BSB BSB: When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
22 DBY Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was as a beast with thee. BSB BSB: I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
23 DBY Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand; BSB BSB: Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
24 DBY Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me. BSB BSB: You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
25 DBY Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee. BSB BSB: Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
26 DBY My flesh and my heart faileth: God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever. BSB BSB: My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 DBY For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee. BSB BSB: Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
28 DBY But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works. BSB BSB: But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
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