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1. A Psalm of Asaph. Only -- good to Israel is God, to the clean of heart. And I -- as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside,
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1. A Psalm H4210 of Asaph H623 . Truly H389 God H430 is good H2896 to Israel H3478 , even to such as are of a clean H1249 heart H3824 .
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2. As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,
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2. But as for me H589 , my feet H7272 were almost H4592 gone H5186 ; my steps H838 had well nigh H369 slipped H8210 .
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3. The peace of the wicked I see, That there are no bands at their death,
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3. For H3588 I was envious H7065 at the foolish H1984 , when I saw H7200 the prosperity H7965 of the wicked H7563 .
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4. And their might is firm.
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4. For H3588 there are no H369 bands H2784 in their death H4194 : but their strength H193 is firm H1277 .
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5. In the misery of mortals they are not, And with common men they are not plagued.
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5. They are not H369 in trouble H5999 as other men H582 ; neither H3808 are they plagued H5060 like H5973 other men H120 .
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6. Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.
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6. Therefore H3651 pride H1346 compasseth them about as a chain H6059 ; violence H2555 covereth H5848 them as a garment H7897 .
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7. Their eye hath come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;
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7. Their eyes H5869 stand out H3318 with fatness H4480 H2459 : they have more H5674 than heart H3824 could wish H4906 .
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8. They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, From on high they speak.
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8. They are corrupt H4167 , and speak H1696 wickedly H7451 concerning oppression H6233 : they speak H1696 loftily H4480 H4791 .
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9. They have set in the heavens their mouth, And their tongue walketh in the earth.
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9. They set H8371 their mouth H6310 against the heavens H8064 , and their tongue H3956 walketh H1980 through the earth H776 .
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10. Therefore do His people return hither, And waters of fulness are wrung out to them.
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10. Therefore H3651 his people H5971 return H7725 hither H1988 : and waters H4325 of a full H4392 cup are wrung out H4680 to them.
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11. And they have said, `How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?`
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11. And they say H559 , How H349 doth God H410 know H3045 ? and is there H3426 knowledge H1844 in the most High H5945 ?
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12. Lo, these are the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
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12. Behold H2009 , these H428 are the ungodly H7563 , who prosper H7961 in the world H5769 ; they increase H7685 in riches H2428 .
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13. Only -- a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash in innocency my hands,
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13. Verily H389 I have cleansed H2135 my heart H3824 in vain H7385 , and washed H7364 my hands H3709 in innocency H5356 .
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14. And I am plagued all the day, And my reproof is every morning.
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14. For all H3605 the day H3117 long have I been H1961 plagued H5060 , and chastened H8433 every morning H1242 .
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15. If I have said, `I recount thus,` Lo, a generation of Thy sons I have deceived.
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15. If H518 I say H559 , I will speak H5608 thus H3644 ; behold H2009 , I should offend H898 against the generation H1755 of thy children H1121 .
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16. And I think to know this, Perverseness it is in mine eyes,
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16. When I thought H2803 to know H3045 this H2063 , it H1931 was too painful H5999 for H5869 me;
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17. Till I come in to the sanctuaries of God, I attend to their latter end.
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17. Until H5704 I went H935 into H413 the sanctuary H4720 of God H410 ; then understood H995 I their end H319 .
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18. Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.
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18. Surely H389 thou didst set H7896 them in slippery places H2513 : thou castedst them down H5307 into destruction H4876 .
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19. How have they become a desolation as in a moment, They have been ended -- consumed from terrors.
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19. How H349 are H1961 they brought into desolation H8047 , as in a moment H7281 ! they are utterly consumed H5486 H8552 with H4480 terrors H1091 .
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20. As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, their image Thou despisest.
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20. As a dream H2472 when one awaketh H4480 H6974 ; so , O Lord H136 , when thou awakest H5782 , thou shalt despise H959 their image H6754 .
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21. For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,
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21. Thus H3588 my heart H3824 was grieved H2556 , and I was pricked H8150 in my reins H3629 .
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22. And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.
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22. So foolish H1198 was I H589 , and ignorant H3808 H3045 : I was H1961 as a beast H929 before H5973 thee.
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23. And I am continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand.
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23. Nevertheless I H589 am continually H8548 with H5973 thee : thou hast holden H270 me by my right H3225 hand H3027 .
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24. With Thy counsel Thou dost lead me, And after honour dost receive me.
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24. Thou shalt guide H5148 me with thy counsel H6098 , and afterward H310 receive H3947 me to glory H3519 .
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25. Whom have I in the heavens? And with Thee none I have desired in earth.
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25. Whom H4310 have I in heaven H8064 but thee ? and there is none H3808 upon earth H776 that I desire H2654 beside H5973 thee.
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26. Consumed hath been my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart and my portion is God to the age.
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26. My flesh H7607 and my heart H3824 faileth H3615 : but God H430 is the strength H6697 of my heart H3824 , and my portion H2506 forever H5769 .
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27. For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.
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27. For H3588 , lo H2009 , they that are far H7369 from thee shall perish H6 : thou hast destroyed H6789 all H3605 them that go a whoring H2181 from H4480 thee.
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28. And I -- nearness of God to me is good, I have placed in the Lord Jehovah my refuge, To recount all Thy works!
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28. But it H589 is good H2896 for me to draw near H7132 to God H430 : I have put H7896 my trust H4268 in the Lord H136 GOD H3069 , that I may declare H5608 all H3605 thy works H4399 .
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