Psalms 73 Comparison: Noyes Translation (1869) vs King James Version

Psalms 73

¹Truly God is good to Israel,—To those who are pure in heart.

²Yet my feet almost gave way; My steps had well nigh slipped:

³For I was envious of the proud, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁴For they have no pains even to their death; Their bodies are in full health.

⁵They have not the woes of other men, Neither are they smitten like other men.

⁶Therefore pride encircleth their neck as a collar; Violence covereth them as a garment.

⁷From their bosom issueth their iniquity; The designs of their hearts burst forth.

⁸They mock, and speak of malicious oppression; Their words are haughty;

⁹They stretch forth their mouth to the heavens, And their tongue goeth through the earth;

¹⁰Therefore his people walk in their ways, And there drink from full fountains.

¹¹And they say, "How doth God know? How can there be knowledge with the Most High?"

¹²Behold these are the ungodly! Yet they are ever prosperous; they heap up riches.

¹³Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain; In vain have I washed my hands in innocence.

¹⁴For every day have I been smitten; Every morn have I been chastened.

¹⁵If I should resolve to speak like them, Surely I should be treacherous to the family of thy children.

¹⁶So, when I studied to know this, It was painful to my eyes;

¹⁷Until I went into the sanctuaries of God, And considered what was their end.

¹⁸Behold! thou hast set them on slippery places; Thou castest them down into unseen pits.

¹⁹How are they brought to desolation in a moment, And utterly consumed with sudden destruction!

²⁰As a dream when one awaketh, Thou, O Lord! when thou awakest, wilt make their vain show a derision.

²¹When my heart was vexed And I was pierced in my reins,

²²Then was I stupid and without understanding; I was like one of the brutes before thee.

²³Yet am I ever under thy care; By my right hand thou dost hold me up.

²⁴Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And at last receive me in glory.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven but thee, And whom on earth do I love in comparison with thee?

²⁶Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

²⁷For, lo! they who are far from thee perish; Thou destroyest all who estrange themselves from thee.

²⁸But it is good for me to draw near to God; I put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, That I may declare all thy works.

Psalms 73

¹Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

²But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

³For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁴For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

⁵They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

⁶Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

⁷Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

⁸They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

⁹They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

¹⁰Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

¹¹And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

¹²Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

¹³Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

¹⁴For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

¹⁵If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

¹⁶When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

¹⁷Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

¹⁸Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

¹⁹How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

²⁰As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

²¹Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

²²So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

²³Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

²⁴Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

²⁶My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

²⁷For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

²⁸But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.