18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
20Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
Focused Passage
Psalms 73:18-20
Nearness to God When the Wicked Prosper and the Heart Nearly Slips
Psalm 73 moves from a firm confession of God's goodness, through a near-collapse caused by envy of the wicked, into a sanctuary-shaped turning point where the wicked's end is understood, then into humble confession and renewed satisfaction in God as the believer's strength, portion, refuge, and final good.
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Verse 18
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Surelyאַ֣ךְH389AdverbYou setתָּשִׁ֣יתH7896Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthemלָ֑מוֹPreposition | third person masculine pluralon slick groundבַּ֭חֲלָקוֹתH2513Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine pluralYou cast them downהִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗םH5307Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralinto ruinלְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃H4876Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural
Verse 19
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Howאֵ֤יךְH349Interjectionsuddenlyכְרָ֑גַעH7281Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularthey areהָי֣וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plurallaid wasteלְשַׁמָּ֣הH8047Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularcompletelyתַ֝֗מּוּH8552Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralswept awayסָ֥פוּH5486Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralbyמִן־H4480Prepositionterrorsבַּלָּהֽוֹת׃H1091Noun - feminine plural
Verse 20
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Like [one] wakingמֵהָקִ֑יץH6974Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructfrom a dreamכַּחֲל֥וֹםH2472Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularso You, O Lordאֲ֝דֹנָיH136Noun - proper - masculine singularawakenבָּעִ֤יר׀H5782Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct[and] despiseתִּבְזֶֽה׃H959Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singulartheir formצַלְמָ֬םH6754Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural