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𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 (James/Psalm 73)
𝗕𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗹
(𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗹’𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝟬𝟴/𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰)
James 1:2-5
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀.
Romans 8:28
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NLT
That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.
2 Corinthians 4:17 NASB
For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝘀 “𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁” 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁. 𝗦𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀. 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗲’𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗛𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲. 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.
1 Peter 1:5-6
who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,
𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱. 𝗜’𝗺 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀.
Philippians 3:7-8
But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as (Gk. hēgēmai)) loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count (Gk. hēgēmai)) all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count (Gk. hēgēmai)) them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,
Hebrews 11:24-27
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; accounting (Gk. hēgēmai)) the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
Proverbs 31:25
Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future.
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹.
Daniel 12:10
“Many will be purged, purified and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.
Daniel 12:4
“But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”
Luke 21:26
men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Luke 21:28
“But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀 𝟯𝟭 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀.
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Romans 8:28
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟳𝟯 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟮, 𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵. 𝗜𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟯 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝘆. 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵.
𝙋𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙢 73 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙝. 𝙃𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙧 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧.
1 Chronicles 25:1
Moreover, David and the commanders of the army set apart for the service some of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was:
𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟳𝟯. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸. 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟳𝟮. 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟳𝟯 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Psalm 73:1
Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart! But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, my steps had almost slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant as I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 “𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆” 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲’𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀. 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆/𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲.
Isaiah 48:22
“There is no peace for the wicked,” says the LORD.
Isaiah 57:21
“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁-𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱. 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻. 𝗜𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝟭𝟬, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.
Exodus 20:17
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Proverbs 14:30
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.
Job 5:2
Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.
Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the LORD always.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴, “𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲? 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳?” 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.
Psalm 73:4
For there are no pains in their death, and their body is fat.
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗳𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱? 𝗡𝗼. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀. 𝗜𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱. 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲’𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗡𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀? 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗺.
2 Chronicles 21:18-19
After all this happened, the Lord afflicted him with an incurable intestinal disease. After about two years his intestines came out because of the disease, so that he died a very painful death. His people did not make a bonfire to honor him, as they had done for his ancestors.
𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱, “𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗲. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.”
Psalm 73:5
They are not in trouble as other men, nor are they plagued like mankind.
Proverbs 13:15
Good understanding produces favor, But the way of the treacherous is hard.
Proverbs 4:19
The way of the wicked is like darkness; They do not know over what they stumble.
Job 15:20
“The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, and numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀.
Psalm 73:6-7
Therefore pride is their necklace; the garment of violence covers them. Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart run riot.
Psalm 73:7 KJV
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Psalm 73:8-11
They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; they speak from on high. They have set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue parades through the earth. Therefore his people return to this place, and waters of abundance are drunk by them. They say, “How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?”
Matthew 12:36
But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
Psalm 73:12-13
Behold, these are the wicked; and always at ease, they have increased in wealth. Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and washed my hands in innocence;
James 4:8
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹, 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵. 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱. 𝗛𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀, “𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄. 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗻.” 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵. 𝗛𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗱. 𝗛𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
Psalm 73:14
for I have been stricken all day long and chastened every morning.
Hebrews 12:6
because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
Hebrews 12:10
For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.
Hebrews 12:14
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀. 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝗺. 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱. 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴, “𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱.” 𝗛𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.
Proverbs 3:25-26
Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.
𝗕𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝟳𝟯 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗵.
𝟭) 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀.
Psalm 73:15
If I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have betrayed the generation of Your children.
𝑴𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 (𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆 17:2).
𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈? 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒓. 𝑰𝒇 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒋𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅’𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆. 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅.
𝟮) 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗯𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆. 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵. 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁.
Psalm 73:16
When I pondered to understand this, it was troublesome in my sight
𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒉. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚’𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒉. 𝑾𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔. 𝑾𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉.
𝟯) 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.
Psalm 73:17
until I came into the sanctuary of God; then I perceived their end.
Hebrews 10:25
not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
James 1:4
And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
James 1:14-16
But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
Psalm 73:18-
Surely You set them in slippery places; you cast them down to destruction.
𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒎 73:2. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍. 𝑵𝒐𝒘, 𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆’𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎. 𝑯𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔, “𝑵𝒐, 𝑰’𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕. 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅. 𝑯𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆.”
Psalm 73:19-20a
How they are destroyed in a moment! They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors! Like a dream when one awakes,
Hebrews 9:27
And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,
Luke 12:18-20
“Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."’ “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’
Psalm 73:20b-22
O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form. When my heart was embittered and I was pierced within, then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.
𝟰) 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
Psalm 73:23a
Nevertheless I am continually with You;
Psalm 16:11
You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
𝟱) 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.
Psalm 73:23b
You have taken hold of my right hand.
𝟲) 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁.
Psalm 73:24a
With Your counsel You will guide me,
𝟳) 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺.
Psalm 73:24b
and afterward receive me to glory.
Genesis 5:24
Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took [received] him.
𝟴) 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀.
Psalm 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.
Mark 8:36
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?
𝟵) 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒚𝒎𝒏, “𝑰𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆, 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎? 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔, 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕: 𝑶 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒆, 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚!”
Psalm 73:27
or, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.
𝟭𝟬) 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.
Psalm 73:28a
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
Matthew 6:33
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
𝟭𝟭) 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲.
Psalm 73:28b
I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,
𝟭𝟮) 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱.
Psalm 73:28c
that I may tell of all Your works.
𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔. 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒓. 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒓. 𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒓. 𝑩𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒓. 𝑩𝒆 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅. 𝑩𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆.
Psalm 73:13a
Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure
Psalm 73:21a
When my heart was embittered
Psalm 73:26b
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
James 4:8
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Hebrews 12:2
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
