3 GLT 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 GLT For they have no pain until their death, but they are strong and well fed. BSB BSB: They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
5 GLT They are free from the burdens of other men; they are not afflicted like other men. BSB BSB: They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
6 GLT Pride adorns them like a necklace around their neck; violence clothes them like a robe. BSB BSB: Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
7 GLT Out of such blindness comes sin; evil thoughts pass through their hearts. BSB BSB: From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
8 GLT They mock and speak wickedly; in their arrogance they threaten oppression. BSB BSB: They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 GLT They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongues march through the earth. BSB BSB: They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
10 GLT Therefore his people turn to them and abundant waters are drained out. BSB BSB: So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
11 GLT They say,“How does God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?” BSB BSB: The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
12 GLT Take notice: these people are wicked; they are always carefree, becoming richer and richer. BSB BSB: Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
13 GLT Surely it is in vain that I have guarded my heart 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 GLT For all the day long I have been afflicted and disciplined every morning. BSB BSB: For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
15 GLT If I had said,“I will say these things,” then I would have betrayed this generation of your children. BSB BSB: If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
17 GLT Then I went into God’ s sanctuary and came to understand their fate. BSB BSB: until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
18 GLT Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin. BSB BSB: Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
19 GLT How they become a wilderness in a moment! They come to an end and are finished in awful terrors. BSB BSB: How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
20 GLT They are like a dream after one wakes up; Lord, when you arise, you will think nothing of those dreams. BSB BSB: Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
21 GLT For my heart was grieved, and I was deeply wounded. BSB BSB: When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
22 GLT I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was like a senseless animal before you. BSB BSB: I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
23 GLT Yet I am always with you; you hold my right hand. BSB BSB: Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
24 GLT You will guide me with your advice and afterward receive me to glory. BSB BSB: You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
25 GLT Whom have I in heaven but you? There is no one on earth that I desire but you. BSB BSB: Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
26 GLT My flesh and my heart grow weak, but God is the strength of my heart forever. BSB BSB: My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 GLT Those indeed who are far from you will perish; you will destroy all those who are unfaithful to you. BSB BSB: Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
28 GLT But as for me, all I need to do is to approach God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge. I will declare all your deeds. 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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