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I agree, that is a beautful Psalm. There are a bunch of them that I like. Psalm 73 is one of them. The Lord led me to that one some years back when my world was crumbling around me.
Psalm 73
A psalm of Asaph.
Ps 73:1 Surely God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
Ps 73:2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;
I had nearly lost my foothold.
Ps 73:3 For I envied the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Ps 73:4 They have no struggles;
their bodies are healthy and strong.
Ps 73:5 They are free from the burdens common to man;
they are not plagued by human ills.
Ps 73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace;
they clothe themselves with violence.
Ps 73:7 From their callous hearts comes iniquity;
the evil conceits of their minds know no limits.
Ps 73:8 They scoff, and speak with malice;
in their arrogance they threaten oppression.
Ps 73:9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
and their tongues take possession of the earth.
Ps 73:10 Therefore their people turn to them
and drink up waters in abundance.
Ps 73:11 They say, "How can God know?
Does the Most High have knowledge?"
Ps 73:12 This is what the wicked are like
always carefree, they increase in wealth.
Ps 73:13 Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure;
in vain have I washed my hands in innocence.
Ps 73:14 All day long I have been plagued;
I have been punished every morning.
Ps 73:15 If I had said, "I will speak thus,"
I would have betrayed your children.
Ps 73:16 When I tried to understand all this,
it was oppressive to me
Ps 73:17 till I entered the sanctuary of God;
then I understood their final destiny.
Ps 73:18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;
you cast them down to ruin.
Ps 73:19 How suddenly are they destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors!
Ps 73:20 As a dream when one awakes,
so when you arise, O Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.
Ps 73:21 When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
Ps 73:22 I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute beast before you.
Ps 73:23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
Ps 73:24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
Ps 73:25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
Ps 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
Ps 73:27 Those who are far from you will perish;
you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.
Ps 73:28 But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge;
I will tell of all your deeds.
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