Psalm 73: The Jealous Psalm
 
I hate to admit it, but I’m jealous,
I really am, I envy them.
I’d love to have that much money
I’d love that car and those clothes!
It’s hard to do what you know is right
when people who do what is wrong
get all the best stuff and have it so easy.
They treat people so badly and get away with it!
 
God, don’t let me get bitter and twisted!
Show me the big picture.
I know that hate just makes more hate
and that doing evil will destroy them in the end.
Forgive me for being jealous.
I trust you totally – who else is worth trusting?
I cling on to you – you hold my hand in yours.
I want you and only you – you are my strength.
Everything else will fade away
but God is the stuff of my heart
and all I need forever.