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

¹A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, [Even] to such as are pure in heart.

²Tetapi aku sudah bimbang, kepercayaanku hampir saja hilang,

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

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

³For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

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

⁴For there are no pangs in their death; But their strength is firm.

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

⁵They are not in trouble as [other] men; Neither are they plagued like [other] men.

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

⁶Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.

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

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

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

⁸They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.

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

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

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

¹⁰Therefore his people return hither: And waters of a full [cup] are drained by them.

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

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

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

¹²Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.

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

¹³Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;

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

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

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

¹⁵If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.

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

¹⁶When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;

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

¹⁷Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end.

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

¹⁸Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.

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

¹⁹How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

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

²⁰As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

²¹Ketika aku merasa kesal dan hatiku seperti tertusuk,

²¹For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:

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

²²So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before thee.

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

²³Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand.

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

²⁴Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.

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

²⁵Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

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

²⁶My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

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

²⁷For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, [departing] from thee.

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

²⁸But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works.