Psalm 73:18

Translations

Modern

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

Traditional

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

Literal

Surely You set them on slick ground; You make them fall to destruction.

Latin

Verumtamen propter dolos posuisti eis; dejecisti eos dum allevarentur.

Original

Hebrew

English

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

Notes

Psalms 73:17–20

During 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.

Psalms 73:1–28

This wisdom psalm looks at the injustice of the prosperity of the wicked. The psalmist states that God is good to the godly, but his own experience is different (Psalm 73:2–12).

Almost overwhelmed by doubt (Psalm 73:13–16), the psalmist meets the Lord in the sanctuary. This meeting gives him a broader view and renews his trust in God (Psalm 73:17–26). His troubling doubts lead to a stronger desire for truth. He knows he can trust God and that God will save him (Psalm 73:27–28).

Psalms 73:1–75:10

The seeming success of the wicked (Psalm 73) and God's apparent rejection of his people (Psalm 74) raise questions about his justice. God rules the entire world and decides when to judge (Psalm 75).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints Material Reward Questions and Doubt Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Jeremiah 23:12
“Therefore their path will become slick; they will be driven away into the darkness and fall into it. For I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
Psalm 35:6
May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
Psalm 55:23
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
2 Thessalonians 1:9
They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
Psalm 94:23
He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
Psalm 37:20
But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
Psalm 92:7
…that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.
Psalm 37:35–38
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
Psalm 37:24
Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

Glossary

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Topics

Blindness: Spiritual Death of the Wicked Envy: General Scriptures Concerning Envy: Prosperity of the Wicked should not Excite Happiness of the Wicked: Often Interrupted by Judgments Happiness of the Wicked: Saints often Permitted to See the End of Integrity: General Scriptures Concerning Meditation: General Scriptures Concerning Murmuring: Against God Temptation: Resistance To The Happiness of the Wicked: Often Interrupted by Judgments The Happiness of the Wicked: Saints often Permitted to See the End of The Punishment of the Wicked in This Life by Put in Slippery Places The Rich: General Scriptures Concerning Wicked (People): Contrasted with Righteous People Wicked (People): Prosperity of Wicked (People): Punishment of Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning

Psalm 73:18

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