Psalms 73:9-28

⁹They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh busily on the earth.

¹⁰Therefore do his people turn away hither: and waters of a full cup are drained by them.

¹¹And they say, How should God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?

¹²Behold, these are the wicked; and yet prospering continually they increase in wealth.

¹³Verily in vain have I thus cleansed my heart, and have washed in innocency my hands:

¹⁴While I was afflicted all the day, and my chastisement came every morning.

¹⁵But if I were to say, I will speak thus: behold, I would be treacherous against the generation of thy children.

¹⁶And when I should think to know this, it would be trouble in my eyes;

¹⁷Until I enter into the sanctuary of God; and understand what their future will be.

¹⁸Surely thou placest them on slippery spots: thou lettest them fall down into destruction.

¹⁹How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they perish, they come to their end with terrific events.

²⁰As a dream after awaking, O Lord, reject thou in wrath their image.

²¹For it fermented in my heart, and in my reins I felt sharp thrusts;

²²But I was indeed foolish, and I knew it not: I was as a thoughtless beast with thee.

²³Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast seized hold of me by my right hand.

²⁴With thy counsel wilt thou guide me, and afterward take me on to glory.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven? and beside thee I desire nothing upon earth.

²⁶Though my flesh and my heart should fall; yet the rock of my heart, and my portion will be God for ever.

²⁷For, lo, those that are far from thee shall perish: thou destroyest every one that strayeth away from thee.

²⁸But as regardeth me, to draw near to God is good for me: I have put in the Lord Eternal my trust, that I may relate all thy works.