{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/73","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T09:53:32.648Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":73,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":72,"nextChapter":74,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{A Psalm of Asaph.} Truly God <i>is</i> good to Israel, <i>even</i> to such as are of a clean heart."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For I was envious at the foolish, <i>when</i> I saw the prosperity of the wicked."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For <i>there are</i> no bands in their death: but their strength <i>is</i> firm."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"They <i>are</i> not in trouble <i>as other</i> men; neither are they plagued like <i>other</i> men."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them <i>as</i> a garment."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"They are corrupt, and speak wickedly <i>concerning</i> oppression: they speak loftily."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full <i>cup</i> are wrung out to them."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Behold, these <i>are</i> the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase <i>in</i> riches."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Verily I have cleansed my heart <i>in</i> vain, and washed my hands in innocency."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend <i>against</i> the generation of thy children."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"When I thought to know this, it <i>was</i> too painful for me;"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Until I went into the sanctuary of God; <i>then</i> understood I their end."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"How are they <i>brought</i> into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"As a dream when <i>one</i> awaketh; <i>so</i>, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"So foolish <i>was</i> I, and ignorant: I was <i>as</i> a beast before thee."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Nevertheless I <i>am</i> continually with thee: thou hast holden <i>me</i> by my right hand."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me <i>to</i> glory."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Whom have I in heaven <i>but thee</i>? and <i>there is</i> none upon earth <i>that</i> I desire beside thee."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"My flesh and my heart faileth: <i>but</i> God <i>is</i> the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"But <i>it is</i> good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 73 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 73](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/73)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/73 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}