Psalm 73:18-28 - Heartlight

¹⁸Surely You set them on slick ground;

You cast them down into ruin.

¹⁹How suddenly they are laid waste,

completely swept away by terrors!

²⁰Like one waking from a dream,

so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

²¹When my heart was grieved

and I was pierced within,

²²I was senseless and ignorant;

I was a brute beast before You.

²³Yet I am always with You;

You hold my right hand.

²⁴You guide me with Your counsel,

and later receive me in glory.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven but You?

And on earth I desire no one besides You.

²⁶My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength of my heart

and my portion forever.

²⁷Those far from You will surely perish;

You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

²⁸But as for me, it is good to draw near to God.

I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,

that I may proclaim all Your works.

— Psalm 73:18-28

(BSB)

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Illustration of Psalm 73:25-26

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Illustration of Psalm 73:25

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Illustration of Psalm 73:28 -- 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.

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