New Century Version

Psalms 73:5-17 New Century Version (NCV)

5. They don’t have troubles like the rest of us;they don’t have problems like other people.

6. They wear pride like a necklaceand put on violence as their clothing.

7. They are looking for profitsand do not control their selfish desires.

8. They make fun of others and speak evil;proudly they speak of hurting others.

9. They brag to the sky.They say that they own the earth.

10. So their people turn to themand give them whatever they want.

11. They say, “How can God know?What does God Most High know?”

12. These people are wicked,always at ease, and getting richer.

13. So why have I kept my heart pure?Why have I kept my hands from doing wrong?

14. I have suffered all day long;I have been punished every morning.

15. God, if I had decided to talk like this,I would have let your people down.

16. I tried to understand all this,but it was too hard for me to see

17. until I went to the Temple of God.Then I understood what will happen to them.