Psalms 73

1Yes its true, God is good to Israel. God is also good to people

2Me? I almost stumbled and fell. Yes, I almost fell into sin

3I saw how happy the rich, proud people and sinners are, and I became jealous of them.

4They are healthy. They don’t have to struggle to survive.

5They don’t have trouble like other people, and nothing bad happens to them.

6Therefore pride is their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.

7If they see something they like, they go and take it. They do whatever they want

8They make fun of others and say cruel things about them. In their pride they make plans to hurt people.

9They speak against God and everyone in heaven, and they say anything they want to about people on earth.

10People like to listen to what these people say.

11These people who do wrong think that God doesn’t know what they do, and they think the Most High God knows nothing.

12But all goes well for these sinful people. They are not worried and they become rich.

13Truly I have gain nothing by keeping my thoughts pure! What good is it to keep myself from sin?.

14I suffered all day long and I also am punished every morning.

15I wanted to tell other people these things, but if I had done that, I would have betrayed the people of God.

16I tried to understand this, but it was too hard for me.

17But when I went into the temple of God, I started to understand. what will happen to those people who do wrong.

18Clearly, you have put them in danger. You make it easy for them to fall and be destroyed.

19You will destroy them suddenly. Very bad things will happen to them and they will be gone.

20Then they will be like a dream that we forget when we wake up. You will make them disappear like the monsters in our dreams.

21When I was sad and angry,

22I was stupid and did not understand, and I was like an animal before You.

23But I am always with You. You are holding my right hand.

24God, you will teach me what to do and You will lead me, and later you will lead me to glory

25I belong to You and there is nothing else that I want in heaven and on earth.

26When my body and my spirit become weak, it is You, O God, who are my Rock and my strength. You are everything that I want. You are mine forever.

27God, I know that everyone who is far away from You will die. You will destroy all who are not faithful to you.

28But it is good for me to be near You, my Lord. I know that You will protect me. I will tell everyone what You have done.