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		Ps 73:1 Truly God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.
		Ps 73:2 But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.
		Ps 73:3 For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
		Ps 73:4 For there are no pains in their death, Their body is fat and pampered.
		Ps 73:5 They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind.
		Ps 73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe].
		Ps 73:7 Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires]; The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].
		Ps 73:8 They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak loftily [with malice].
		Ps 73:9 They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue swaggers through the earth. [Rev 13:6]
		Ps 73:10 ¶ Therefore his people return to this place, And waters of abundance [offered by the irreverent] are [blindly] drunk by them.
		Ps 73:11 They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge [of us] with the Most High?"
		Ps 73:12 Behold, these are the ungodly, Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.
		Ps 73:13 Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart And washed my hands in innocence. [Mal 3:14]
		Ps 73:14 For all the day long have I been stricken, And punished every morning.
		Ps 73:15 ¶ If I had said, "I will say this," [and expressed my feelings], I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
		Ps 73:16 When I considered how to understand this, It was too great an effort for me and too painful
		Ps 73:17 Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood [for I considered] their end.
		Ps 73:18 Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
		Ps 73:19 How they are destroyed in a moment! They are completely swept away by sudden terrors!
		Ps 73:20 Like a dream [which seems real] until one awakens, O Lord, when stirred, [You observe the wicked], You will despise their image.
		Ps 73:21 ¶ When my heart was embittered And I was pierced within [as with the fang of an adder],
		Ps 73:22 Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
		Ps 73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand.
		Ps 73:24 You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to honor and glory.
		Ps 73:25 ¶ Whom have I in heaven [but You]? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
		Ps 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
		Ps 73:27 For behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful and have abandoned You.
		Ps 73:28 But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge and placed my trust in Him, That I may tell of all Your works. A skillful song, or a didactic or reflective poem, of Asaph.<SS>

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