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Asaph’s envy of the prosperity of the wicked ones robbed him of joy​—until he realized that only a good relationship with God leads to permanent blessings

This is what happened to a man named Asaph who lived many centuries ago. He found that his attitude about the prosperity of the wicked had deprived him of joy. Regarding his feelings, Asaph wrote:

For I became envious of the boasters, when I would see the very peace of wicked people.