nkjv - Psalms:73-77

nkjv@Psalms:73:1 @ Truly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart.

nkjv@Psalms:73:2 @ But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped.

nkjv@Psalms:73:3 @ For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

nkjv@Psalms:73:4 @ For there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm.

nkjv@Psalms:73:5 @ They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men.

nkjv@Psalms:73:6 @ Therefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.

nkjv@Psalms:73:7 @ Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.

nkjv@Psalms:73:8 @ They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily.

nkjv@Psalms:73:9 @ They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walks through the earth.

nkjv@Psalms:73:10 @ Therefore his people return here, And waters of a full cup are drained by them.

nkjv@Psalms:73:11 @ And they say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?"

nkjv@Psalms:73:12 @ Behold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches.

nkjv@Psalms:73:13 @ Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocence.

nkjv@Psalms:73:14 @ For all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.

nkjv@Psalms:73:15 @ If I had said, "I will speak thus," Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.

nkjv@Psalms:73:16 @ When I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me--

nkjv@Psalms:73:17 @ Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.

nkjv@Psalms:73:18 @ Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.

nkjv@Psalms:73:19 @ Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

nkjv@Psalms:73:20 @ As a dream when one awakes, So, Lord, when You awake, You shall despise their image.

nkjv@Psalms:73:21 @ Thus my heart was grieved, And I was vexed in my mind.

nkjv@Psalms:73:22 @ I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.

nkjv@Psalms:73:23 @ Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.

nkjv@Psalms:73:24 @ You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.

nkjv@Psalms:73:25 @ Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.

nkjv@Psalms:73:26 @ My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

nkjv@Psalms:73:27 @ For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.

nkjv@Psalms:73:28 @ 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 Your works.

nkjv@Psalms:74:1 @ O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

nkjv@Psalms:74:2 @ Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed-- This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.

nkjv@Psalms:74:3 @ Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.

nkjv@Psalms:74:4 @ Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs.

nkjv@Psalms:74:5 @ They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees.

nkjv@Psalms:74:6 @ And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers.

nkjv@Psalms:74:7 @ They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.

nkjv@Psalms:74:8 @ They said in their hearts, "Let us destroy them altogether." They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.

nkjv@Psalms:74:9 @ We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long.

nkjv@Psalms:74:10 @ O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?

nkjv@Psalms:74:11 @ Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.

nkjv@Psalms:74:12 @ For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

nkjv@Psalms:74:13 @ You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.

nkjv@Psalms:74:14 @ You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

nkjv@Psalms:74:15 @ You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers.

nkjv@Psalms:74:16 @ The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.

nkjv@Psalms:74:17 @ You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.

nkjv@Psalms:74:18 @ Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.

nkjv@Psalms:74:19 @ Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.

nkjv@Psalms:74:20 @ Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty.

nkjv@Psalms:74:21 @ Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name.

nkjv@Psalms:74:22 @ Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily.

nkjv@Psalms:74:23 @ Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.

nkjv@Psalms:75:1 @ We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.

nkjv@Psalms:75:2 @ "When I choose the proper time, I will judge uprightly.

nkjv@Psalms:75:3 @ The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I set up its pillars firmly.Selah

nkjv@Psalms:75:4 @ "I said to the boastful, "Do not deal boastfully,' And to the wicked, "Do not lift up the horn.

nkjv@Psalms:75:5 @ Do not lift up your horn on high; Do not speak with a stiff neck."'

nkjv@Psalms:75:6 @ For exaltation comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south.

nkjv@Psalms:75:7 @ But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another.

nkjv@Psalms:75:8 @ For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, And the wine is red; It is fully mixed, and He pours it out; Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth Drain and drink down.

nkjv@Psalms:75:9 @ But I will declare forever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

nkjv@Psalms:75:10 @ "All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted."

nkjv@Psalms:76:1 @ In Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel.

nkjv@Psalms:76:2 @ In Salem also is His tabernacle, And His dwelling place in Zion.

nkjv@Psalms:76:3 @ There He broke the arrows of the bow, The shield and sword of battle.Selah

nkjv@Psalms:76:4 @ You are more glorious and excellent Than the mountains of prey.

nkjv@Psalms:76:5 @ The stouthearted were plundered; They have sunk into their sleep; And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands.

nkjv@Psalms:76:6 @ At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, Both the chariot and horse were cast into a dead sleep.

nkjv@Psalms:76:7 @ You, Yourself, are to be feared; And who may stand in Your presence When once You are angry?

nkjv@Psalms:76:8 @ You caused judgment to be heard from heaven; The earth feared and was still,

nkjv@Psalms:76:9 @ When God arose to judgment, To deliver all the oppressed of the earth.Selah

nkjv@Psalms:76:10 @ Surely the wrath of man shall praise You; With the remainder of wrath You shall gird Yourself.

nkjv@Psalms:76:11 @ Make vows to the LORD your God, and pay them; Let all who are around Him bring presents to Him who ought to be feared.

nkjv@Psalms:76:12 @ He shall cut off the spirit of princes; He is awesome to the kings of the earth.

nkjv@Psalms:77:1 @ I cried out to God with my voice-- To God with my voice; And He gave ear to me.

nkjv@Psalms:77:2 @ In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted.

nkjv@Psalms:77:3 @ I remembered God, and was troubled; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed.Selah

nkjv@Psalms:77:4 @ You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

nkjv@Psalms:77:5 @ I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times.

nkjv@Psalms:77:6 @ I call to remembrance my song in the night; I meditate within my heart, And my spirit makes diligent search.

nkjv@Psalms:77:7 @ Will the Lord cast off forever? And will He be favorable no more?

nkjv@Psalms:77:8 @ Has His mercy ceased forever? Has His promise failed forevermore?

nkjv@Psalms:77:9 @ Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies?Selah

nkjv@Psalms:77:10 @ And I said, "This is my anguish; But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High."

nkjv@Psalms:77:11 @ I will remember the works of the LORD; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.

nkjv@Psalms:77:12 @ I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your deeds.

nkjv@Psalms:77:13 @ Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary; Who is so great a God as our God?

nkjv@Psalms:77:14 @ You are the God who does wonders; You have declared Your strength among the peoples.

nkjv@Psalms:77:15 @ You have with Your arm redeemed Your people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph.Selah

nkjv@Psalms:77:16 @ The waters saw You, O God; The waters saw You, they were afraid; The depths also trembled.

nkjv@Psalms:77:17 @ The clouds poured out water; The skies sent out a sound; Your arrows also flashed about.

nkjv@Psalms:77:18 @ The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; The lightnings lit up the world; The earth trembled and shook.

nkjv@Psalms:77:19 @ Your way was in the sea, Your path in the great waters, And Your footsteps were not known.

nkjv@Psalms:77:20 @ You led Your people like a flock By the hand of Moses and Aaron.

nkjv@Psalms:78:1 @ Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.