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Psalm 73:17–19

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17till I entered the sanctuaryr of God;

then I understood their final destiny.s

18Surely you place them on slippery ground;t

you cast them down to ruin.u

19How suddenlyv are they destroyed,

completely swept awayw by terrors!

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Cross references

  1. rEx 15:17; Ps 15:1
  2. sSee Job 8:13; Php 3:19
  3. tSee Dt 32:35; Ps 35:6
  4. uSee Ps 17:13
  5. vDt 28:20; Pr 24:22; Isa 47:11
  6. wSee Ge 19:15

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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!

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.

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.

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.

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.