Psalms 73:19
How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
In Context
18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
20Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
Cross References
Numbers 17:12Then the Israelites declared to Moses, “Look, we are perishing! We are lost; we are all lost!
1 Samuel 28:20Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Job 20:23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Isaiah 21:3Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
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 →