Psalms 73:18
You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
In Context
17Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.
19How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:35Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.
Psalms 37:20But the wrongdoers will come to destruction, and the haters of the Lord will be like the fat of lambs, they will be burned up; they will go up in smoke, and never again be seen.
Psalms 37:35I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
Psalms 92:7\92:6\A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.
Psalms 94:23And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.
2 Thessalonians 1:9Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:16-21
The End of the Wicked. 15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; 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. 19 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… Read the whole commentary →