Verse 9
Psalms 73:9
New Living Translation
9
They boast against the very heavens,<br>and their words strut throughout the earth.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
שַׁתּ֣וּ בַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם פִּי/הֶ֑ם וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנָ֗/ם תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ בָּ/אָֽרֶץ
English Translation
They set their mouth in the heavens and their tongue walks through the earth.
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Chapter 73 Context
1
Truly God (Elohim) is good to Israel,<br>to those whose hearts are pure.<br>
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But as for me, I almost lost my footing.<br>My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.<br>
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3
For I envied the proud<br>when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.<br>
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They seem to live such painless lives;<br>their bodies are so healthy and strong.<br>
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They don’t have troubles like other people;<br>they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else....
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6
They wear pride like a jeweled necklace<br>and clothe themselves with cruelty.<br>
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7
These fat cats have everything<br>their hearts could ever wish for!<br>
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8
They scoff and speak only evil;<br>in their pride they seek to crush others.<br>
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9
They boast against the very heavens,<br>and their words strut throughout the earth.<br>
10
And so the people are dismayed and confused,<br>drinking in all their words.<br>
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11
“What does God (Elohim) know?” they ask.<br>“Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”<br>
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12
Look at these wicked people —<br>enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.<br>
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13
Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?<br>Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?<br>
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14
I get nothing but trouble all day long;<br>every morning brings me pain.<br>
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15
If I had really spoken this way to others,<br>I would have been a traitor to your people.<br>
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16
So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.<br>But what a difficult task it is!<br>
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17
Then I went into your sanctuary, O God (Elohim),<br>and I finally understood the destiny of the wick...
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18
Truly, you put them on a slippery path<br>and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.<br>
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19
In an instant they are destroyed,<br>completely swept away by terrors.<br>
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20
When you arise, O Lord,<br>you will laugh at their silly ideas<br>as a person laughs at dreams in th...
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21
Then I realized that my heart was bitter,<br>and I was all torn up inside.<br>
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22
I was so foolish and ignorant —<br>I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.<br>
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23
Yet I still belong to you;<br>you hold my right hand.<br>
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24
You guide me with your counsel,<br>leading me to a glorious destiny.<br>
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25
Whom have I in heaven but you?<br>I desire you more than anything on earth.<br>
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26
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,<br>but God (Elohim) remains the strength of my hear...
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27
Those who desert him will perish,<br>for you destroy those who abandon you.<br>
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28
But as for me, how good it is to be near God (Elohim)!<br>I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter,...
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