Psalms 73:17
until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
In Context
16When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight
18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Psalms 37:37Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
Psalms 77:13Your way, O God, is holy. What god is so great as our God?
Psalms 119:24Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
Ecclesiastes 8:12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
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 →