1Surely God is good to Israel,
2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled;
3For I envied the arrogant
4They have no struggle in their death;
5They are free of the burdens others carry;
6Therefore pride is their necklace;
7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity;73:7 Literally Their eye bulges with fatness; Syriac From their callous heart proceeds iniquity
8They mock and speak with malice;
9They set their mouths against the heavens,
10So their people 73:10 Or His people return to this place
11The wicked say, “How can God know?
12Behold, these are the wicked—
13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure;
14For I am afflicted all day long
15If I had said, “I will speak this way,”
16When I tried to understand all this,
17until I entered God’s sanctuary;
18Surely You set them on slick ground;
19How suddenly they are laid waste,
20Like one waking from a dream,
21When my heart was grieved
22I was senseless and ignorant;
23Yet I am always with You;
24You guide me with Your counsel,
25Whom have I in heaven but You?
26My flesh and my heart may fail,
27Those far from You will surely perish;
28But as for me, it is good to draw near to God.