Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 73:19
19How suddenly they become a desolation! They come to an end, swept away by terrors.
Psalms 73:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
- New International Version (NIV)How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
- English Standard Version (ESV)How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
Context of Psalms 73:19
17until I entered God’s sanctuary. Then I understood their destiny. 18Indeed, 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. 20Like one waking from a dream, Lord, when arising, you will despise their image. 21When I became embittered and my innermost being was wounded,
Read all of Psalms 73Psalms 73:19 word by word
אֵ֤יךְ הָי֣וּ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה כְרָ֑גַע סָ֥פוּ תַ֝֗מּוּ מִן־בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 73:19
- Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns — whether green or burning — he will sweep them away.
- Job 20:5the joy of the wicked has been brief and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?
- Isaiah 30:13this iniquity of yours will be like a crumbling gap, a bulge in a high wall whose collapse will come in an instant — suddenly!
- Acts 2:23Though he was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used lawless people to nail him to a cross and kill him.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Revelation 18:10They will stand far off in fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the mighty city! For in a single hour your judgment has come.
- Numbers 17:12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we’re perishing! We’re lost; we’re all lost!
- 1 Samuel 28:20Immediately, Saul fell flat on the ground. He was terrified by Samuel’s words and was also weak because he had not eaten anything all day and all night.
- Job 15:21Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.
- Job 20:23When he fills his stomach, God will send his burning anger against him, raining it down on him while he is eating.
- Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Isaiah 21:3Therefore I am filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pain of a woman in labor. I am too perplexed to hear, too dismayed to see.
- Daniel 5:6his face turned pale, and his thoughts so terrified him that he soiled himself and his knees knocked together.
Commentaries on Psalms 73:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Are they brought into desolation - This is often a literal fact. I have known several cases where persons, very rich, have by sudden losses been brought into desolation as in a moment; in consequence of which they were utterly consumed in terrors.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! - How suddenly and unexpectedly does destruction come upon them! Nothing can be argued from their apparent prosperity, for there is no ground of security in “that,” no basis for an argument that it will continue. The end must be seen in order to form a correct estimate on the subject, and that end may soon come. Compare the notes at Job 15:20-21. They are utterly consumed with terrors - literally…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 The psalmist having shown the progress of his temptation, shows how faith and grace prevailed. He kept up respect for God's people, and with that he restrained himself from speaking what he had thought amiss. It is a sign that we repent of the evil thoughts of the heart, if we suppress them. Nothing gives more offence to God's children, than to say it is vain to serve God; for there is nothing more contrary to their universal experience. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-20During this period, God's sanctuary was the temple in Jerusalem. In God's presence, the psalmist receives special insight (compare Psalm 18:6). God deals with the wicked over the long term. He waits patiently and gives them time to repent (Ezekiel 33:11; 2 Peter 3:9). Those who do not repent will get what they deserve.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2018-20. their end--future (Psa 37:37, 38), which is dismal and terribly sudden (Pr 1:27; 29:1), aggravated and hastened by terror. As one despises an unsubstantial dream, so God, waking up to judgment (Psa 7:6; 44:23), despises their vain shadow of happiness (Psa 39:6; Is 29:7). They are thrown into ruins as a building falling to pieces (Psa 74:3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 73
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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