✧1A Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. Copy✧2But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped. Copy✧3For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Copy✧4For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm. Copy✧5They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men. Copy✧6Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment. Copy✧7Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit. Copy✧8They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression. Copy✧9They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth. Copy