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 THREE: Psalms 73—89
The Tragedy of the Wicked, and the Blessedness of Trust in God
1Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart. 2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly ⚓slipped. 3⚓For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the ⚓wicked. 4For thereare no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm. 5⚓They are not in trouble asother men, Nor are they plagued like other men. 6Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them ⚓like a garment. 7⚓Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish. 8⚓They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They ⚓speak loftily. 9They set their mouth ⚓against the heavens, And their tongue walks through the earth. 10Therefore his people return here, ⚓And waters of a full cup are drained by them. 11And they say, ⚓“How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?” 12Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches. 13Surely I have cleansed my heart in⚓vain, And washed my hands in innocence. 14For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning. 15If I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children. 16When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me— 17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their ⚓end. 18Surely ⚓You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. 19Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20As a dream when one awakes, So, Lord, when You awake, You shall despise their image. 21Thus my heart was grieved, And I was vexed in my mind. 22⚓I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You. 23Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand. 24⚓You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. 25⚓Whom have I in heaven butYou? And thereis none upon earth that I desire besides You. 26⚓My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my ⚓portion forever. 27For indeed, ⚓those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry. 28But itis good for me to ⚓draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may ⚓declare all Your works.