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.

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

Compare

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.

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  • Psalms 119:155

    Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.

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  • Exodus 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.

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  • Numbers 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.

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  • Psalms 106:39

    They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

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  • Revelation 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.

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  • Isaiah 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.

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  • Job 21:14–15

    Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.

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