¹{A Psalm of Asaph.} Truly God is good to Israel, to such as are of a pure 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 arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked.

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

⁴For they have no pangs in their death, and their body is well nourished;

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

⁵They have not the hardships of mankind, neither are they plagued like [other] men:

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

⁶Therefore pride encompasseth them as a neck-chain, violence covereth them [as] a garment;

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

⁷Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart:

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

⁸They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:

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

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

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

¹⁰Therefore his people turn hither, and waters in fulness are wrung out to them.

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

¹¹And they say, How can ùGod know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?

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

¹²Behold, these are the wicked, and they prosper in the world: they heap up riches.

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

¹³Truly have I purified 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 have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.

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

¹⁵If I said, I will speak thus, behold, I should be faithless to the generation of thy children.

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

¹⁶When I thought to be able to know this, it was a grievous task in mine eyes;

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

¹⁷Until I went into the sanctuaries of ùGod; [then] understood I their end.

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

¹⁸Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.

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

¹⁹How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.

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

²⁰As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image.

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

²¹When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,

²¹Ketika aku merasa kesal dan hatiku seperti tertusuk,

²²Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was [as] a beast with thee.

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

²³Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand;

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

²⁴Thou wilt guide me by thy counsel, and after the glory, thou wilt receive me.

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

²⁵Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth 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: God is the rock 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 behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.

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

²⁸But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, 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.