Psalms 73:7-28

⁷The wickedness of them came forth as of fatness; they went into desire of heart.

⁸They thought and spake wayward-ness; they spake wickedness on high.

⁹They putted or put their mouth into heaven; and their tongue passed in the earth.

¹⁰Therefore my people shall be turned again here; and full days shall be found in them.

¹¹And they said, How knoweth God; and whether knowing is on high?

¹²Lo! those sinners and having abundance in the world; held riches.

¹³And I said, Therefore without cause I justified mine heart; and washed mine hands among innocents.

¹⁴And I was beaten all day; and my chastising was in morrowtides.

¹⁵If I said, I shall tell thus; lo! I have reproved the nation of thy sons.

¹⁶I guessed, that I should know this; but too much travail is before me.

¹⁷Till I enter into the saintuary of God; and understand in the last things of them.

¹⁸Nevertheless for guiles or treach-eries thou hast put to them; thou castedest them down, while they were raised.

¹⁹How be they made into desolation; they failed suddenly, they perished for their wickedness or waywardness.

²⁰As the dream of men that rise; Lord, thou shalt drive their image to nought, in thy city.

²¹For mine heart is enflamed, and my reins be changed;

²²and I am driven to nought, and I knew not. As a work beast I am made with thee;

²³and I am ever with thee. Thou heldest my right hand,

²⁴and in thy will thou leddest me forth; and with glory thou tookest me up.

²⁵For why what is to me in heaven; and what would or desire I of thee on earth?

²⁶My flesh and mine heart failed; God of mine heart, and my part is God without end.

²⁷For lo! they that draw away far themselves from thee shall perish; thou hast lost all men that do forni-cation from thee.

²⁸But it is good to me to cleave to God; and to set or put mine hope in the Lord God. That I tell all thy preachings, in the gates of the daughter of Zion.