Psalms:72:16: There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Psalms:72:17: His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Psalms:72:18: Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
Psalms:72:19: And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
Psalms:72:20: The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Chapter 73
Psalms:73:1: Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
Psalms:73:2: But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
Psalms:73:3: For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalms:73:4: For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
Psalms:73:5: They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
Psalms:73:6: Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
Psalms:73:7: Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Psalms:73:8: They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
Psalms:73:9: They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
Psalms:73:10: Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
Psalms:73:11: And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
Psalms:73:12: Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Psalms:73:13: Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
Psalms:73:14: For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
Psalms:73:15: If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
Psalms:73:16: When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
Psalms:73:17: Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
Psalms:73:18: Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
Psalms:73:19: How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
Psalms:73:20: As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
Psalms:73:21: Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
Psalms:73:22: So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
Psalms:73:23: Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
