Psalms 73:18
Behold! thou hast set them on slippery places; Thou castest them down into unseen pits.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
In Context
17Until I went into the sanctuaries of God, And considered what was their end.
19How are they brought to desolation in a moment, And utterly consumed with sudden destruction!
Cross References
Psalms 37:20But the wicked shall perish; Yea, the enemies of the LORD shall be consumed, like the glory of the fields; They shall be consumed into smoke.
Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked man in great power, And spreading himself like a green cedar;
Psalms 92:7When the wicked spring up like grass, And all who practise iniquity flourish, It is but to be destroyed for ever!
Psalms 94:23He will bring upon them their own iniquity; Yea, through their own wickedness he will cut them off; Yea, the LORD, our God, will cut them off.
2 Thessalonians 1:9who will be punished with everlasting destruction proceeding from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power,
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 →