Psalms 73:27
25 Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
28 But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
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- BSB
- Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
- KJV
- For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
- WEB
- For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
- ASV
- For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, [departing] from thee.
- DARBY
- For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.
- BLB
- For behold, those far from You will perish. You destroy everyone prostituting himself from You!
- ÅB
- For se, de som holder seg borte fra deg, går til grunne; du utrydder hver den som faller fra deg i hor[^4].
- OTB
- For de som er langt fra deg vil gå til grunne;
Du ødelegger alle som er troløse mot deg. - B1930
- For se, de som holder sig borte fra dig, går til grunne; du utrydder hver den som faller fra dig i hor. / < d.e. i utroskap bryter pakten med dig.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 4:4
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
Read in contextPsalms 119:155
Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
Read in contextExodus 34:15
Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.
Read in contextNumbers 15:39
These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.
Read in contextPsalms 106:39
They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.
Read in contextRevelation 17:1–5
Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
Read in contextIsaiah 29:13
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
Read in contextJob 21:14–15
Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
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