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Psalm 73:17–20

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17Until I went into xthe sanctuary of God;

Then yunderstood I ztheir end.

18sSurely thou didst set them in aslippery places:

Thou castedst them down into bdestruction.

19How are they brought into desolation, cas in a moment!

They are utterly dconsumed with eterrors.

20fAs a dream when one awaketh;

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

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Footnotes

  1. xSee Ps. 20:2. So 2 Kin. 19:1. Ps. 77:13.
  2. yDt. 32:29 (Heb.).
  3. sver. 1. See Job 21:15.
  4. aSo Ps. 35:6. Jer. 23:12. Comp. Ps. 37:35, 36.
  5. bPs. 74:3 (Heb.).
  6. dSo Ps. 40:14.
  7. eSee Job 18:11.
  8. fSee Job 20:8. So Ps. 90:5.

Cross references

  1. zPs. 37:38.
  2. cNum. 16:21.
  3. gPs. 78:65.

In other versions

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.