Psalms 73:17
Until I could enter the holy places of God,—Could give heed to their hereafter:—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
In Context
16When I reasoned, that I might understand this, A vexation, it was in mine eyes:
Cross References
Job 27:8For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?
Psalms 37:37Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace;
Psalms 77:13O God, in the sanctuary, is thy way,—Who is a great GOD like Elohim?
Psalms 119:24Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner be committing wickedness a hundred times, and continuing long in his own way, yet I surely know that it shall be well to them who revere God, who stand in awe before him;
Luke 12:20But God said unto him—Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
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 →