Sermons citing Psalms 73

^73:3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

^73:4 They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.

^73:5 They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.

^73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

^73:7 From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

^73:8 They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

^73:9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

^73:10 So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

^73:11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”

^73:12 Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

^73:13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

^73:14 For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

^73:15 If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

^73:16 When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

^73:17 until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

^73:18 Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

^73:19 How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

^73:20 Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

^73:21 When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

^73:22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

^73:23 Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.

^73:24 You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

^73:25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

^73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

^73:27 Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

^73:28 But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.