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.
18. You have put them in danger;you cause them to be destroyed.
19. They are destroyed in a moment;they are swept away by terrors.
20. It will be like waking from a dream.Lord, when you rise up, they will disappear.
21. When my heart was sadand I was angry,
22. I was senseless and stupid.I acted like an animal toward you.
23. But I am always with you;you have held my hand.
24. You guide me with your advice,and later you will receive me in honor.
25. I have no one in heaven but you;I want nothing on earth besides you.