Psalm 73, sung word for word in more than 20 music styles, with the words on screen. Free. Choose a style and a voice to play it.
1 -[A Psalm of Asaph.] Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 -But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
3 -For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 -They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
5 -They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.
6 -Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
7 -From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
8 -They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 -They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.
10 -So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
11 -The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
12 -Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
13 -Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
14 -For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
15 -If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
16 -When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
17 -until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
18 -Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
19 -How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
20 -Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
21 -When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
22 -I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
23 -Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
24 -You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
25 -Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
26 -My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 -Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
28 -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.
(Berean Standard Bible)
