Psalm 73:19

Translations

Modern

How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

Traditional

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

Literal

How they have become a desolation in a moment! They are swept away completely by terrors.

Latin

Quomodo facti sunt in desolationem? subito defecerunt: perierunt propter iniquitatem suam.

Original

Hebrew

English

How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!

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

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Related verses

Isaiah 47:11
But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
Daniel 5:6
…his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Job 20:5
…the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
Job 15:21
Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
Revelation 18:10
In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
Isaiah 30:13
…this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!
1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
Job 20:23–25
When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
Acts 2:23
He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
1 Samuel 28:20
Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
Psalm 58:9
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.

Glossary

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Topics

Afflictions and Adversities of the Wicked: Often Sudden Afflictions and Adversities of the Wicked: Produce Slavish Fear Blindness: Spiritual Death of the Wicked Dreams: Prosperity of Sinners 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 Afflictions of the Wicked: Produce Slavish Fear The Death of the Wicked: Frequently Marked by Terror 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 Unholy Fear is Described as Consuming Wicked (People): Contrasted with Righteous People Wicked (People): Prosperity of Wicked (People): Punishment of Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning

Psalm 73:19

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