4Lawv tsis tau tiv kev mob kev nkees, lawv noj qab nyob zoo thiab lawv muaj zog npho 5lawv tsis tau tiv kev txomnyem li luag tej; thiab lawv tsis muaj kev ntxhov siab li luag lwm tus. 6Yog li ntawd, lawv thiaj li muab kev khavtheeb los coj ib yam li coj xauv, thiab muab kev nruj tsiv los hnav ib yam li hnav lub tsho ntev; 7lawv lub siab nthuav tej kev phem tawm tuaj, thiab lawv lub tswvyim npaj rawv ua kev phem kev qias. 8Lawv luag lwm tus plig thiab hais tej lus phem lus qias; lawv khavtheeb thiab tuav hauv tsimtxom luag. 9Lawv thuam Vajtswv tus uas nyob saum ntuj ceebtsheej thiab hais lus khavtheeb ntxhias yuam tej neeg ntiajteb no. 10Txawm yog Vajtswv haivneeg los cia li yuam kev nrog cov neeg ntawd lawm, thiab nyiam ntseeg lawv tej lus heev. 11Lawv hais tias, “Vajtswv yeej tsis paub li, tus uas muaj hwjchim loj kawg nkaus los yeej tsis paub zaj no li.” 12Cov neeg siab phem yeej los zoo li ntawd, lawv muaj txhua yam nplua mias lawm los lawv yimhuab xav muaj ntau ntxiv.
13Qhov uas kuv tswj kuv lub siab kom ua tau neeg zoo thiab tsis ua txhaum ntawd txawm tsis muaj nqis li los? 14Vajtswv, koj tau ua rau kuv tiv kev txomnyem tas hnub; thiab koj rau txim rau kuv txhua tagkis sawv ntxov.
15Yog kuv lam tau lam hais tej ntawd, ntshai kuv tsis coj lub neej zoo li koj haivneeg. 16Zaj no nyuaj kawg li, tiamsis kuv muab los xav txhij xav txhua saib zoo li cas, txawm yog li ntawd los kuv yeej tsis totaub 17mus txog thaum uas kuv mus rau hauv koj lub Tuamtsev. Thaum ntawd kuv mam paub tseeb txog tej uas yuav los raug cov neeg siab phem ntawd.
18Qhov tseemceeb, koj yuav cia lawv taug txojkev uas nplua nplua kom lawv ntog thiab puastsuaj mus. 19Tib ntsais muag xwb lawv cia li raug kev puastsuaj tas; thaum kawg lawv yuav poob mus rau txojkev txomnyem heev! 20Lawv lub neej zoo ib yam li neeg ua npau suav, thaum nws tsim los nws tsis nco qab txhua yam tas lawm; Tus TSWV, thaum koj sawv tsees los, cov neeg ntawd yuav ploj ntais mus.
21Thaum kuv chim thiab tu siab heev, 22kuv ruam ib yam li tus tsiaj, kuv yeej tsis totaub tej uas koj ua hlo li. 23Txawm yog li ntawd los kuv yeej nrog nraim koj nyob ua ke, thiab koj yeej tuav rawv kuv txhais tes. 24Koj tej lus qhuab ntuas niaj hnub coj kuv txoj haukev, thiab txog thaum kawg koj yuav los tos kuv mus thiab pub rau kuv tau ntsejmuag. 25Dhau koj lawm, tsis muaj lwm yam uas kuv xav tau nyob saum ntuj. Yog muaj koj lawm, kuv tsis ntshaw ib yam dabtsi hauv ntiajteb no li. 26Kuv lub zog thiab kuv lub siab qaug zog zuj zus lawm, tiamsis Vajtswv yog kuv lub zog, nws yog tus uas kuv ntshaw mus ibtxhis.
27Cov neeg uas tso koj tseg, yuav ploj mus tas; koj yuav ua kom cov neeg uas tsis muab siab npuab koj raug puastsuaj tas. 28Tiamsis kuv mas zoo siab kawg, vim kuv nyob ze Vajtswv; kuv muaj tus TSWV uas yog Vajtswv ua tus tsomkwm kuv, thiab kuv yuav qhia txhua yam uas nws ua rau sawvdaws paub!
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BOOK III
Psalms 73–89
A psalm of Asaph.
1Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong.⚓ 5They are free from common human burdens; they are not plagued by human ills. 6Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. 7From their callous hearts comes iniquity⚓ ; their evil imaginations have no limits. 8They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. 9Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth. 10Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.⚓ 11They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?”
12This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.
13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence. 14All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
15If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed your children. 16When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply 17till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
18Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin. 19How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors! 20They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
21When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, 22I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you.
23Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. 24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. 25Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. 26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. 28But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.