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,
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,
4. And their might [is] firm.
5. In the misery of mortals they are not, And with common men they are not plagued.
6. Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.