Psalms 73:17
till I entered the holy world of God and saw clearly their destiny.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
In Context
16So I sought to understand it, but a wearisome task it seemed:
18Yes, you set them on slippery places; down to destruction you hurl them.
Cross References
Psalms 37:37Preserve your honor and practise uprightness, for such a person fares well in the end.
Psalms 77:13Then your way, O God, was majestic: what God was great as our God?
Psalms 119:24Your charges are my delight, they are my counsellors.
Luke 12:20But God said to the man ‘Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared – who will have it?’
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 →