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Psalms

A collection of songs and prayers expressing a wide range of emotions and thoughts on faith.

Chapter 73

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

Geneva: A Psalme committed to Asaph. Yet God is good to Israel: euen, to the pure in heart.

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

Geneva: As for me, my feete were almost gone: my steps had welneere slipt.

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

Geneva: For I feared at the foolish, when I sawe the prosperitie of the wicked.

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

Geneva: For there are no bandes in their death, but they are lustie and strong.

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

Geneva: They are not in trouble as other men, neither are they plagued with other men.

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

Geneva: Therefore pride is as a chayne vnto them, and crueltie couereth them as a garment.

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

Geneva: Their eyes stande out for fatnesse: they haue more then heart can wish.

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

Geneva: They are licentious, and speake wickedly of their oppression: they talke presumptuously.

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

Geneva: They set their mouth against heauen, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

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

Geneva: Therefore his people turne hither: for waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

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

Geneva: And they say, Howe doeth God know it? or is there knowledge in the most High?

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

Geneva: Lo, these are the wicked, yet prosper they alway, and increase in riches.

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

Geneva: Certainely I haue clensed mine heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.

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

Geneva: For dayly haue I bene punished, and chastened euery morning.

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

Geneva: If I say, I will iudge thus, beholde the generation of thy children: I haue trespassed.

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

Geneva: Then thought I to know this, but it was too painefull for me,

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

Geneva: Vntill I went into the Sanctuarie of God: then vnderstoode I their ende.

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

Geneva: Surely thou hast set them in slipperie places, and castest them downe into desolation.

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

Geneva: How suddenly are they destroyed, perished and horribly consumed,

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

Geneva: As a dreame when one awaketh! O Lord, when thou raisest vs vp, thou shalt make their image despised.

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

Geneva: Certainely mine heart was vexed, and I was pricked in my reines:

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

Geneva: So foolish was I & ignorant: I was a beast before thee.

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

Geneva: Yet I was alway with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

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

Geneva: Thou wilt guide me by thy counsell, and afterward receiue me to glory.

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

Geneva: Whom haue I in heauen but thee? and I haue desired none in the earth with thee.

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

Geneva: My flesh fayleth and mine heart also: but God is the strength of mine heart, and my portion for euer.

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

Geneva: For loe, they that withdrawe themselues from thee, shall perish: thou destroyest all them that goe a whoring from thee.

KJV: But 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.

Geneva: As for me, it is good for me to draw neere to God: therefore I haue put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy workes.

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