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Surely
God is good to Israel, To those
who
are pure
in
heart.
Truly
God is good to Israel, even
to such
as
are of
a
clean
heart.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone .
My steps had nearly
slipped.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone ;
my steps had well
nigh
slipped.
For I was envious of
the arrogant
, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For I was envious at
the foolish
, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For there are no struggles
in their death ,
But their strength is firm.
For there are no bands
in their death :
but their strength is firm.
They are free
from
burdens
of
men ,
Neither are they plagued like other men.
They are not
in
trouble
as
other
men ;
neither are they plagued like other men.
Therefore pride is
like
a chain around
their
neck.
Violence covers
them like
a garment.
Therefore pride compasseth
them
about
as
a chain ;
violence covereth
them as
a garment.
Their eyes bulge
with fat.
Their
minds
pass
the
limits
of
conceit
.
Their eyes stand
out
with fatness:
they
have
more
than
heart
could
wish
.
They scoff
and speak with
malice.
In
arrogance,
they
threaten
oppression.
They are
corrupt,
and speak wickedly
concerning
oppression :
they
speak
loftily
.
They have
set their mouth in
the heavens .
Their tongue walks
through the earth.
They set their mouth against
the heavens ,
and
their tongue walketh
through the earth.
Therefore their
people return to
them,
And they
drink
up
waters of abundance
.
Therefore his
people return hither:
and waters of a
full
cup
are
wrung
out
to
them
.
They say, "
How does
God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High? "
And
they say, How doth
God know? and
is there knowledge in the most High?
Behold, these are the wicked.
Being
always
at
ease
, they increase in riches.
Behold, these are the ungodly
, who
prosper
in
the
world;
they increase in riches.
Surely
in
vain
I have cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocence,
Verily
I have cleansed my heart in
vain
, and washed my hands in innocency.
For all day long have I been plagued, And punished
every morning.
For all the
day long have I been plagued, and chastened
every morning.
If I had
said
, "
I will speak thus; "
Behold, I would
have
betrayed
the generation of your
children.
If I say
, I will speak thus; behold, I should
offend
against
the generation of thy
children.
When I tried
to understand
this, It was too painful for me;
When I thought
to know
this, it was too painful for me;
Until I entered
God's
sanctuary ,
And
considered
their latter
end.
Until I went
into
the
sanctuary of
God;
then
understood
I
their end.
Surely you
set them in slippery places .
You
throw
them down to
destruction.
Surely thou
didst
set them in slippery places :
thou
castedst
them down into
destruction.
How they
are suddenly
destroyed
! They are completely
swept
away
with terrors.
How are they
brought
into
desolation,
as
in
a
moment
! they are utterly
consumed
with terrors.
As a dream when one wakes
up,
So, Lord, when you
awake
, you
will
despise their fantasies
.
As a dream when one awaketh;
so, O
Lord, when thou
awakest
, thou
shalt
despise their image
.
For
my soul
was grieved .
I was embittered
in my heart
.
Thus
my heart
was grieved ,
and
I was pricked
in my reins
.
I
was
so senseless
and ignorant .
I was a brute
beast before you
.
So foolish
was
I,
and ignorant :
I was as
a beast before thee
.
Nevertheless ,
I am continually with you.
You
have
held
my right hand.
Nevertheless I am continually with thee:
thou
hast
holden
me
by
my right hand.
You
will
guide me with your
counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.
Thou
shalt
guide me with thy
counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Who
do
I
have in heaven? There is no
one
on
earth who
I desire besides
you
.
Whom
have I
in heaven but
thee
? and
there is none
upon
earth that
I desire beside
thee
.
My flesh and my heart fails,
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever
.
My flesh and my heart faileth:
but God is the strength of my heart ,
and my portion for
ever
.
For, behold
, those
who
are far from you
shall perish .
You
have
destroyed all those
who
are
unfaithful
to
you
.
For, lo
, they
that
are far from thee
shall perish :
thou
hast
destroyed all them
that
go
a
whoring
from
thee
.
But it is good for me to come
close
to God .
I have made
the Lord Yahweh
my
refuge
, That I may tell
of
all your
works.
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.
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