BOOK III Surely God Is Good to Israel 3 WBS For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. BSB BSB: For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 WBS For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. BSB BSB: They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
5 WBS They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they afflicted like other men. BSB BSB: They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
6 WBS Therefore pride encompasseth them as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. BSB BSB: Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
7 WBS Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. BSB BSB: From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
8 WBS They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. BSB BSB: They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 WBS They set their mouth against 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 WBS Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. BSB BSB: So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
11 WBS And they say, How doth 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 WBS Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. BSB BSB: Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
13 WBS Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, 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 WBS For all the day long have I been afflicted, and chastened every morning. BSB BSB: For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
15 WBS If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. BSB BSB: If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
17 WBS Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end. BSB BSB: until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
18 WBS Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou didst cast them down into destruction. BSB BSB: Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
19 WBS How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. BSB BSB: How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
20 WBS As a dream when one awaketh; so , O LORD, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image. BSB BSB: Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
21 WBS Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. BSB BSB: When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
22 WBS So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. BSB BSB: I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
23 WBS Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast held me by my right hand. BSB BSB: Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
24 WBS Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. BSB BSB: You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
25 WBS Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. BSB BSB: Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
26 WBS My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength 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 WBS For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go astray from thee. BSB BSB: Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
28 WBS But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, 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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