Psalms 73:20
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
King James Version
In Context
19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
21Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
Cross References
Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
Psalms 78:65Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
Isaiah 29:7And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.
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 →