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  73:1 ¶
[[A Psalm of Asaph.]] Surely God is good to Israel, [Even] to such as are pure in heart. |
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73:1 ¶
[[A Psalmº
of Asaph.]]º
Trulyº
Godº
[is] goodº
to Israel,º
[even] to such as are of a cleanº
heart.º |
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73:2
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. |
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73:2
But as for me,º
my feetº
were almostº
gone;ºººº
my stepsº
had well nighº
slipped.ºº |
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73:3
For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. |
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73:3
Forº
I was enviousºº
at the foolish,ºº
[when] I sawºº
the prosperityº
of the wicked.º |
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73:4
For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm. |
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73:4
Forº
[there are] noº
bandsº
in their death:º
but their strengthº
[is] firm.º |
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73:5
They are not in trouble as [other] men; Neither are they plagued like [other] men. |
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73:5
They [are] notº
in troubleº
[as other] men;º
neitherº
are they plaguedºº
likeº
[other] men.º |
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73:6
Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment. |
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73:6
Thereforeº
prideº
compasseth them about as a chain;ºº
violenceº
coverethºº
them [as] a garment.º |
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73:7
Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish. |
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73:7
Their eyesº
stand outºº
with fatness:ºº
they have moreºº
than heartº
could wish.º |
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73:8
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily. |
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73:8
They are corrupt,ºº
and speakºº
wickedlyº
[concerning] oppression:º
they speakºº
loftily.ºº |
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73:9
They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth. |
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73:9
They setºº
their mouthº
against the heavens,º
and their tongueº
walkethºº
through the earth.º |
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73:10
Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full [cup] are drained by them. |
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73:10
Thereforeº
his peopleº
returnºººº
hither:º
and watersº
of a fullº
[cup] are wrung outºº
to them. |
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73:11
And they say, How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High? |
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73:11
And they say,ºº
Howº
doth Godº
know?ºº
and is thereº
knowledgeº
in the most High?º |
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73:12
Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches. |
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73:12
Behold,º
theseº
[are] the ungodly,º
who prosperº
in the world;º
they increaseºº
[in] riches.º |
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73:13
Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency; |
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73:13
Verilyº
I have cleansedºº
my heartº
[in] vain,º
and washedºº
my handsº
in innocency.º |
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73:14
For all the day long have I been plagued, And chastened every morning. |
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73:14
For allº
the dayº
long have I beenº
plagued,ºº
and chastenedº
every morning.º |
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73:15
If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children. |
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73:15
Ifº
I say,ºº
I will speakºº
thus;º
behold,º
I should offendºº
[against] the generationº
of thy children.º |
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73:16
When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me; |
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73:16
When I thoughtºº
to knowºº
this,º
itº
[was] too painfulº
forº
me;º |
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73:17
Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end. |
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73:17
Untilº
I wentºº
intoº
the sanctuaryº
of God;º
[then] understoodºº
I their end.º |
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73:18
Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. |
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73:18
Surelyº
thou didst setºº
them in slippery places:º
thou castedst them downºº
into destruction.º |
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73:19
How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. |
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73:19
Howº
areº
they [brought] into desolation,º
as in a moment!º
they are utterlyºº
consumedººº
withº
terrors.º |
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73:20
As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image. |
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73:20
As a dreamº
when [one] awaketh;ººº
[so], O Lord,º
when thou awakest,º
thou shalt despiseºº
their image.º |
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73:21
For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart: |
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73:21
Thusº
my heartº
was grieved,ºº
and I was prickedºº
in my reins.º |
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73:22
So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before thee. |
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73:22
So foolishº
[was] I,º
and ignorant:ººº
I wasº
[as] a beastº
beforeº
thee. |
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73:23
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand. |
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73:23
Nevertheless Iº
[am] continuallyº
withº
thee: thou hast holdenºº
[me] by my rightº
hand.º |
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73:24
Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. |
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73:24
Thou shalt guideºº
me with thy counsel,º
and afterwardº
receiveºº
me [to] glory.º |
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73:25
Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. |
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73:25
Whomº
have I in heavenº
[but thee]? and [there is] noneº
upon earthº
[that] I desireºº
besideº
thee. |
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73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. |
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73:26
My fleshº
and my heartº
faileth:ºº
[but] Godº
[is] the strengthº
of my heart,º
and my portionº
for ever.º |
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73:27
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, [departing] from thee. |
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73:27
For,º
lo,º
they that are farº
from thee shall perish:ºº
thou hast destroyedºº
allº
them that go a whoringºº
fromº
thee. |
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73:28
But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works. |
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73:28
Butº
[itº
is] goodº
for me to draw nearº
to God:º
I have putºº
my trustº
in the Lordº
GOD,º
that I may declareºº
allº
thy works.º |
