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¹ To such as are pure in heart. ² My steps had nearly slipped. ³ When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. ⁴ But their strength is firm. ⁵ Nor are they plagued like other men. ⁶ Violence covers them like a garment. ⁷ They have more than heart could wish. ⁸ They speak loftily. ⁹ And their tongue walks through the earth. ¹⁰ And waters of a full cup are drained by them. ¹¹ And is there knowledge in the Most High?” ¹² They increase in riches. ¹³ And washed my hands in innocence. ¹⁴ And chastened every morning. ¹⁵ Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children. ¹⁶ It was too painful for me— ¹⁷ Then I understood their end. ¹⁸ You cast them down to destruction. ¹⁹ They are utterly consumed with terrors. ²⁰ You shall despise their image. ²¹ And I was vexed in my mind. ²² I was like a beast before You. ²³ You hold me by my right hand. ²⁴ And afterward receive me to glory. ²⁵ And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. ²⁶ But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. ²⁷ You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry. ²⁸ That I may declare all Your works.