Book - Psalms - Chapter = 73 --> NLT
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Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure.
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But as for me, I came so close to the edge of the cliff! My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
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For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
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They seem to live such a painless life; their bodies are so healthy and strong.
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They aren't troubled like other people or plagued with problems like everyone else.
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They wear pride like a jeweled necklace, and their clothing is woven of cruelty.
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These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!
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They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others.
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They boast against the very heavens, and their words strut throughout the earth.
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And so the people are dismayed and confused, drinking in all their words.
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"Does God realize what is going on?" they ask. "Is the Most High even aware of what is happening?"
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Look at these arrogant people--enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
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Was it for nothing that I kept my heart pure and kept myself from doing wrong?
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All I get is trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain.
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If I had really spoken this way, I would have been a traitor to your people.
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So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!
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Then one day I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I thought about the destiny of the wicked.
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Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
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In an instant they are destroyed, swept away by terrors.
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Their present life is only a dream that is gone when they awake. When you arise, O Lord, you will make them vanish from this life.
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Then I realized how bitter I had become, how pained I had been by all I had seen.
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I was so foolish and ignorant--I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
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Yet I still belong to you; you are holding my right hand.
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You will keep on guiding me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.
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Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth.
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My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
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But those who desert him will perish, for you destroy those who abandon you.
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But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.