# Psalms 73.1

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> **1. <sup>A Psalm of Asaph.</sup> Surely God is good to Israel, Even to such as are pure in heart.**
>
> 2. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped. 3. For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (Psalms 73:1-3, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> **1. <b>A Psalm by Asaph. </b> Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.**
>
> 2. But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped. 3. For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (Psalms 73:1-3, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> **1. A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. <sup>of: or, for</sup> <sup>Truly: or, Yet</sup> <sup>of: Heb. clean of heart</sup>**
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> 2. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. (Psalms 73:1-3, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> **1. A Psalm of Asaph. Only, good to Israel [is] God, to the clean of heart. And I, as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside,**
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> 2. As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful, 3. The peace of the wicked I see, That there are no bands at their death, (Psalms 73:1-3, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Imprecatory Psalms Objection](/codex/imprecatory-psalms-objection/), via [Psalms 73.1-14](/codex/psalms-73-1-14/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H2896 - tov](/codex/h2896-tov/)
- [H3820 - lev](/codex/h3820-lev/)
- [H3824 - lebab](/codex/h3824-lebab/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.