¹Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

¹Mazmur Asaf. Sungguh baiklah Allah bagi umat-Nya, bagi orang yang berhati murni.

²But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

²Tetapi aku sudah bimbang, kepercayaanku hampir saja hilang,

³For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

³sebab aku cemburu kepada orang congkak, ketika aku melihat keberuntungan orang jahat.

⁴For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.

⁴Sebab mereka tidak menderita sakit, badan mereka kuat dan sehat.

⁵They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

⁵Mereka tidak menanggung susah, tidak ditimpa kemalangan seperti orang lain.

⁶Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

⁶Karena itu mereka bersikap sombong, dan selalu bertindak dengan kekerasan.

⁷Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

⁷Dari hati mereka tertumpah kejahatan; mereka sibuk dengan rencana-rencana jahat.

⁸They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

⁸Mereka mengejek dan mengata-ngatai, dan dengan sombong mengancam akan menindas.

⁹They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

⁹Mereka menghujat Allah di surga, dan membual kepada orang-orang di bumi,

¹⁰Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

¹⁰sehingga umat Allah pun berbalik kepada mereka, dan percaya kepada omongan mereka.

¹¹And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

¹¹Kata mereka, "Allah tidak tahu, Yang Mahatinggi tidak mengerti."

¹²Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

¹²Begitulah keadaan orang jahat; hidupnya tenang, hartanya terus bertambah.

¹³Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

¹³Percuma saja aku menjaga hatiku bersih; tak ada gunanya aku menjauhi dosa.

¹⁴For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

¹⁴Sebab sepanjang hari aku ditimpa kemalangan; setiap pagi aku disiksa.

¹⁵If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

¹⁵Sekiranya aku berkata begitu, aku mengkhianati angkatan anak-anakmu.

¹⁶When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

¹⁶Tetapi waktu aku berusaha untuk mengerti, hal itu terlalu sulit bagiku.

¹⁷Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

¹⁷Akhirnya aku masuk ke Rumah TUHAN, lalu mengertilah aku kesudahan orang jahat.

¹⁸Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

¹⁸Kautempatkan mereka di jalan yang licin, dan Kaubiarkan mereka jatuh binasa.

¹⁹How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

¹⁹Dalam sekejap mata mereka hancur, amat dahsyatlah kesudahan mereka.

²⁰As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

²⁰Seperti mimpi yang menghilang di waktu pagi; ketika Engkau bangkit, ya TUHAN, mereka pun lenyap.

²¹Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

²¹Ketika aku merasa kesal dan hatiku seperti tertusuk,

²²So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

²²aku bodoh dan tidak mengerti, aku seperti binatang di hadapan-Mu.

²³Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

²³Namun aku tetap di dekat-Mu, Engkau memegang tangan kananku.

²⁴Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

²⁴Kaubimbing aku dengan nasihat, dan Kauterima aku dengan kehormatan kelak.

²⁵Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

²⁵Siapa yang kumiliki di surga kecuali Engkau? Selain Engkau tak ada yang kuinginkan di bumi.

²⁶My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

²⁶Sekalipun jiwa ragaku menjadi lemah, Engkaulah kekuatanku, ya Allah; Engkaulah segala yang kumiliki untuk selama-lamanya.

²⁷For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

²⁷Orang yang meninggalkan Engkau akan celaka, Kaubinasakan orang yang tidak setia kepada-Mu.

²⁸But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

²⁸Tetapi bagiku sungguh baiklah berada dekat Allah, TUHAN Allah kujadikan tempat perlindunganku, supaya aku dapat mewartakan segala perbuatan-Nya.