¹A Psalm of Asaph. ²But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; ³For I envied the arrogant ⁴They have no struggle in their death; ⁵They are free of the burdens others carry; ⁶Therefore pride is their necklace; ⁷From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; ⁸They mock and speak with malice; ⁹They set their mouths against the heavens, ¹⁰So their people return to this place ¹¹The wicked say, “How can God know? ¹²Behold, these are the wicked — ¹³Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; ¹⁴For I am afflicted all day long ¹⁵If I had said, “I will speak this way,” ¹⁶When I tried to understand all this, ¹⁷until I entered God’s sanctuary; ¹⁸Surely You set them on slick ground; ¹⁹How suddenly they are laid waste, ²⁰Like one waking from a dream, ²¹When my heart was grieved ²²I was senseless and ignorant; ²³Yet I am always with You; ²⁴You guide me with Your counsel, ²⁵Whom have I in heaven but You? ²⁶My flesh and my heart may fail, ²⁷Those far from You will surely perish; ²⁸But as for me, it is good to draw near to God.