BOOK III Surely God Is Good to Israel 3 ULT because I was envious of the arrogant{ when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked. BSB BSB: For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 ULT For{ they have} no ropes until their death, and their belly is fat. BSB BSB: They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
5 ULT They{ are} free from the trouble of man, and with{ the rest of} man they are not afflicted. BSB BSB: They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
6 ULT Therefore pride is a necklace for them; a garment of violence covers them. BSB BSB: Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
7 ULT Their eyes bulge out from fatness; the imaginations of{ their} heart overflow. BSB BSB: From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
8 ULT They mock and speak with evil of oppression; they speak from an elevated place. BSB BSB: They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 ULT They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue goes through the earth. BSB BSB: They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
10 ULT Therefore his people turn here, and waters of a full{ cup} are drained by them. BSB BSB: So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
11 ULT And they say,“How does 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 ULT Behold, these wicked; they are always at ease, they increase in wealth. BSB BSB: Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
13 ULT Surely in vain I have kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence. BSB BSB: Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
14 ULT For I have been stricken all of the day and punished every morning. BSB BSB: For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
15 ULT If I had said,“I will recount such things,” behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children. BSB BSB: If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
17 ULT until I went into the sanctuaries of God,{ then} I discerned their end. BSB BSB: until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
18 ULT Surely you set them in slippery places; you make them fall to destruction. BSB BSB: Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
19 ULT How they are{ brought} to desolation as in a moment! They come to an end, they perish by terrors. BSB BSB: How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
20 ULT Like a dream after{ one} awakes, Lord, when you rouse{ yourself}, you will despise their image. BSB BSB: Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
21 ULT When my heart was embittered, and I was pierced in my kidneys, BSB BSB: When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
22 ULT I{ was} stupid and I was not knowing; I was an animal with you. BSB BSB: I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
23 ULT Yet I{ am} continuously with you; you hold{ me} by my right hand. BSB BSB: Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
24 ULT You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me{ to} glory. BSB BSB: You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
25 ULT Whom have I in heaven{ but you}? And besides you{ there is} nothing on the earth I desire. BSB BSB: Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
26 ULT My flesh and my heart fail,{ but} God{ is} the rock of my heart and my portion forever. BSB BSB: My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 ULT For behold, those who are far from you will perish; you destroy every one being unfaithful to you. BSB BSB: Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
28 ULT But{ for} me, the closeness of God for me{ is} good. I have made the Lord, Yahweh, my refuge in order to recount all your 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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