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Psalm 73:17–20

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17until I entered God’s sanctuary.

Then I understood their destiny. o

18Indeed, You put them in slippery places;

You make them fall into ruin. p

19How suddenly they become a desolation!

They come to an end, swept away by terrors. q

20Like one waking from a dream,

Lord, when arising, You will despise their image. r

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Cross references

  1. o73:17 Jb 8:13; Ps 37:38
  2. p73:18 Ps 35:6, 8
  3. q73:19 Nm 16:21; Jb 18:11; Is 47:11
  4. r73:20 Ps 35:23; 59:5; 78:65

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

until I went into the sanctuary of God;

then I discerned their end.

Truly you set them in slippery places;

you make them fall to ruin.

How they are destroyed in a moment,

swept away utterly by terrors!

Like a dream when one awakes,

O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

till I entered the sanctuary of God;

then I understood their final destiny.

Surely you place them on slippery ground;

you cast them down to ruin.

How suddenly are they destroyed,

completely swept away by terrors!

They are like a dream when one awakes;

when you arise, Lord,

you will despise them as fantasies.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

until I entered God’s sanctuary.

Then I understood their destiny.

Indeed, you put them in slippery places;

you make them fall into ruin.

How suddenly they become a desolation!

They come to an end, swept away by terrors.

Like one waking from a dream,

Lord, when arising, you will despise their image.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,

and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.

Truly, you put them on a slippery path

and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.

In an instant they are destroyed,

completely swept away by terrors.

When you arise, O Lord,

you will laugh at their silly ideas

as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

until I went into the sanctuary of God.

Then I understood their fate.

Surely you set them on slippery places.

You cause them to fall onto ruin.

How they become a desolation in a moment!

They come to a complete end by terrors.

Like a dream upon awakening,

when you wake up, O Lord,

you will despise their fleeting form.

KJV 1900King James Version

Until I went into the sanctuary of God;

Then understood I their end.

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places:

Thou castedst them down into destruction.

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment!

They are utterly consumed with terrors.

As a dream when one awaketh;

So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.