Psalms 73
I was looking through the notes that I had kept on my phone and I saw "Psalm 73- READ IT" Okay? So I read it... this is what it has to say.
Psalm 73
1 Truly God is good to Israel,
to those whose hearts are pure.
2 But as for me, I almost lost my footing.
My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
3 For I envied the proud
when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
4 They seem to live such painless lives;
their bodies are so healthy and strong.
5 They don’t have troubles like other people;
they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
6 They wear pride like a jeweled necklace
and clothe themselves with cruelty.
7 These fat cats have everything
their hearts could ever wish for!
8 They scoff and speak only evil;
in their pride they seek to crush others.
9 They boast against the very heavens,
and their words strut throughout the earth.
10 And so the people are dismayed and confused,
drinking in all their words.
11 “What does God know?” they ask.
“Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”
12 Look at these wicked people—
enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
13 Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?
Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
14 I get nothing but trouble all day long;
every morning brings me pain.
15 If I had really spoken this way to others,
I would have been a traitor to your people.
16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.
But what a difficult task it is!
17 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
18 Truly, you put them on a slippery path
and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
19 In an instant they are destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors.
20 When you arise, O Lord,
you will laugh at their silly ideas
as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.
21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter,
and I was all torn up inside.
22 I was so foolish and ignorant—
I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
23 Yet I still belong to you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
leading me to a glorious destiny.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.
27 Those who desert him will perish,
for you destroy those who abandon you.
28 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.
This chapter is such a powerful set of verses (so I think). Sometimes... okay a lot of the time it just gets me through life and even my days. I will admit that I find myself getting wrapped up in the why's of life.
vs 16. "So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper but what a difficult task it is!"
I ask myself, "Why don't I have accomplishments at my age?" or "Why do some people have things and I don't?" But what defines me/you as accomplished or successful. These are a few words that categories people as successful.
*Success, Succeed, Accomplished, Established
(click on definitions)
These four words that can categories your position/level in life. At the same time none of these definitions specify what an exact position of success is (ie. doctor, annual salary, material items). Interesting. Society is the one that has defined these categories in more specific detail.
I believe that if we/I agree to societies definitions of success we/I will be unsatisfied and disappointed time after time. I turn to Psalms 73:26, "My health may fail and my spirit may grow week, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever."
Things (success) may come and go but God remains constant.
Be Blessed.
Psalm 73
1 Truly God is good to Israel,
to those whose hearts are pure.
2 But as for me, I almost lost my footing.
My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
3 For I envied the proud
when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
4 They seem to live such painless lives;
their bodies are so healthy and strong.
5 They don’t have troubles like other people;
they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
6 They wear pride like a jeweled necklace
and clothe themselves with cruelty.
7 These fat cats have everything
their hearts could ever wish for!
8 They scoff and speak only evil;
in their pride they seek to crush others.
9 They boast against the very heavens,
and their words strut throughout the earth.
10 And so the people are dismayed and confused,
drinking in all their words.
11 “What does God know?” they ask.
“Does the Most High even know what’s happening?”
12 Look at these wicked people—
enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
13 Did I keep my heart pure for nothing?
Did I keep myself innocent for no reason?
14 I get nothing but trouble all day long;
every morning brings me pain.
15 If I had really spoken this way to others,
I would have been a traitor to your people.
16 So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper.
But what a difficult task it is!
17 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
18 Truly, you put them on a slippery path
and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
19 In an instant they are destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors.
20 When you arise, O Lord,
you will laugh at their silly ideas
as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.
21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter,
and I was all torn up inside.
22 I was so foolish and ignorant—
I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.
23 Yet I still belong to you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
leading me to a glorious destiny.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.
27 Those who desert him will perish,
for you destroy those who abandon you.
28 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.
This chapter is such a powerful set of verses (so I think). Sometimes... okay a lot of the time it just gets me through life and even my days. I will admit that I find myself getting wrapped up in the why's of life.
vs 16. "So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper but what a difficult task it is!"
I ask myself, "Why don't I have accomplishments at my age?" or "Why do some people have things and I don't?" But what defines me/you as accomplished or successful. These are a few words that categories people as successful.
*Success, Succeed, Accomplished, Established
(click on definitions)
These four words that can categories your position/level in life. At the same time none of these definitions specify what an exact position of success is (ie. doctor, annual salary, material items). Interesting. Society is the one that has defined these categories in more specific detail.
I believe that if we/I agree to societies definitions of success we/I will be unsatisfied and disappointed time after time. I turn to Psalms 73:26, "My health may fail and my spirit may grow week, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever."
Things (success) may come and go but God remains constant.
Be Blessed.
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