The psalmist solves the difficulty of the prosperity of the godless. Their happiness is short lived. In the future life they shall perish, whereas the just will enjoy God forever.
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Psalm 72: Prayer Audio in Latin
{72:1} Psalmus Asaph. Quam bonus Israel Deus his, qui recto sunt corde!
{72:1} A Psalm of Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to those who are upright in heart.
{72:2} Mei autem pene moti sunt pedes: pene effusi sunt gressus mei.
{72:2} But my feet were nearly moved; my steps had nearly slipped.
{72:3} Quia zelavi super iniquos, pacem peccatorum videns.
{72:3} For I was zealous over the iniquitous, seeing the peacefulness of sinners.
{72:4} Quia non est respectus morti eorum: et firmamentum in plaga eorum.
{72:4} For they have no respect for their death, nor do they have support in their wounds.
{72:5} In labore hominum non sunt, et cum hominibus non flagellabuntur:
{72:5} They are not with the hardships of men, nor will they be scourged with men.
{72:6} Ideo tenuit eos superbia, operti sunt iniquitate et impietate sua.
{72:6} Therefore, arrogance has held on to them. They have been covered with their iniquity and impiety.
{72:7} Prodiit quasi ex adipe iniquitas eorum: transierunt in affectum cordis.
{72:7} Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.
{72:8} Cogitaverunt, et locuti sunt nequitiam: iniquitatem in excelso locuti sunt.
{72:8} They have thought and spoken wickedness. They have spoken iniquity in high places.
{72:9} Posuerunt in cælum os suum: et lingua eorum transivit in terra.
{72:9} They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has traversed the earth.
{72:10} Ideo convertetur populus meus hic: et dies pleni invenientur in eis.
{72:10} Therefore, my people will be converted here, and fullness of days will be found in them.
{72:11} Et dixerunt: Quomodo scit Deus, et si est scientia in excelso?
{72:11} And they said, “How would God know?” and, “Isn’t there knowledge in high places?”
{72:12} Ecce ipsi peccatores, et abundantes in sæculo, obtinuerunt divitias.
{72:12} Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches.
{72:13} Et dixi: Ergo sine causa iustificavi cor meum, et lavi inter innocentes manus meas:
{72:13} And I said: So then, it is without purpose that I have justified my heart and washed my hands among the innocent.
{72:14} Et fui flagellatus tota die, et castigatio mea in matutinis.
{72:14} And I have been scourged all day long, and I have received my chastisement in the mornings.
{72:15} Si dicebam: Narrabo sic: ecce nationem filiorum tuorum reprobavi.
{72:15} If I were to say that I would explain this: Behold, I would condemn this nation of your sons.
{72:16} Existimabam ut cognoscerem hoc, labor est ante me:
{72:16} I considered, so that I might know this. It is a hardship before me,
{72:17} Donec intrem in Sanctuarium Dei: et intelligam in novissimis eorum.
{72:17} until I may enter into the Sanctuary of God, and understand it to its last part.
{72:18} Verumtamen propter dolos posuisti eis: deiecisti eos dum allevarentur.
{72:18} So, because of deceitfulness, truly, you have placed it before them. While they were being lifted up, you were casting them down.
{72:19} Quomodo facti sunt in desolationem, subito defecerunt: perierunt propter iniquitatem suam.
{72:19} How have they been brought to desolation? They have suddenly failed. They have perished because of their iniquity.
{72:20} Velut somnium surgentium Domine, in civitate tua imaginem ipsorum ad nihilum rediges.
{72:20} As a dream is to those who awaken, O Lord, so will you reduce their image to nothing in your city.
{72:21} Quia inflammatum est cor meum, et renes mei commutati sunt:
{72:21} For my heart has been inflamed, and my temperament has been changed.
{72:22} et ego ad nihilum redactus sum, et nescivi.
{72:22} And so, I have been reduced to nothing, and I did not know it.
{72:23} Ut iumentum factus sum apud te: et ego semper tecum.
{72:23} I have become like a beast of burden to you, and I am always with you.
{72:24} Tenuisti manum dexteram meam: et in voluntate tua deduxisti me, et cum gloria suscepisti me.
{72:24} You have held my right hand. And in your will, you have conducted me, and with your glory, you have taken me up.
{72:25} Quid enim mihi est in cælo? et a te quid volui super terram?
{72:25} For what is there for me in heaven? And what do I wish for on earth before you?
{72:26} Defecit caro mea et cor meum: Deus cordis mei, et pars mea Deus in æternum.
{72:26} My body has failed, and my heart: O God of my heart, and God my portion, into eternity.
{72:27} Quia ecce, qui elongant se a te, peribunt: perdidisti omnes, qui fornicantur abs te.
{72:27} For behold, those who put themselves far from you will perish. You have perished all those who fornicate away from you.
{72:28} Mihi autem adhærere Deo bonum est: ponere in Domino Deo spem meam: ut annunciem omnes prædicationes tuas, in portis filiæ Sion.
{72:28} But it is good for me to adhere to God, to put my hope in the Lord God, so that I may announce all your prophecies, at the gates of the daughter of Zion.
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