1A Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good…
2But as for me, my feet were almost…
3For I was envious of the arrogant, when…
4For there are no struggles in their death,…
5They are free from burdens of men, neither…
6Therefore pride is like a chain around their…
7Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass…
8They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance,…
9They have set their mouth in the heavens.…
10Therefore their people return to them, and they…
11They say, “How does God know? Is there…
12Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at…
13Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain,…
14For all day long I have been plagued,…
15If I had said, “I will speak thus”,…
16When I tried to understand this, it was…
17until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their…
18Surely you set them in slippery places. You…
19How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely…
20As a dream when one wakes up, so,…
21For my soul was grieved. I was embittered…
22I was so senseless and ignorant. I was…
23Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have…
24You will guide me with your counsel, and…
25Whom do I have in heaven? There is…
26My flesh and my heart fails, but God…
27For, behold, those who are far from you…
28But it is good for me to come…
