Cross References

Psalm 73:16

New Living Translation

So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!

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Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the ocean depths. You care for people and animals alike, O Lord.

We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.

Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters— a pathway no one knew was there!

Dark clouds surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.

I realized that no one can discover everything God is doing under the sun. Not even the wisest people discover everything, no matter what they claim.

Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!