Psalms 73:19

17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

18 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.

20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
KJV
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
WEB
How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
ASV
How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
DARBY
How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.
BLB
How they have become a desolation in a moment! They are swept away completely by terrors.
ÅB
Hvor de ble ødelagt i et øyeblikk! De gikk under og tok ende med forferdelse.
OTB
Hvor plutselig de blir ødelagt,
Fullstendig feid bort av redsler!
B1930
Hvor de blev ødelagt i et øieblikk! De gikk under og tok ende med forferdelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 47:11

    Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

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  • Proverbs 28:1

    The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

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  • Daniel 5:6

    Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

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  • Revelation 18:10

    Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

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  • Job 20:5

    That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

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  • Isaiah 30:13

    Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

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  • Job 15:21

    A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

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