Psalms 73:20

As the dream of him that waketh, O my Lord! when rousing thyself up, their shadowy being, wilt thou despise.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

In Context

19How have they become desolate, as in a moment! They have ceased—come to an end, by reason of calamities.

21But my heart had grown embittered, And, in my reins, had I received wounds;

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Cross References

Psalms 7:6Rise! Yahweh! in thine anger, Lift thyself up, because of the haughty outbursts of mine adversaries, Stir up for me the justice thou hast commanded:

Psalms 78:65Then awoke, as one that had slept, Adonay, As a warrior exulting with wine!

Isaiah 29:7And it shall be like the dream of a night vision, With the multitude of all the nations who have been making war against Ariel,—Even with all who have been making war against her and her stronghold and who have been laying siege to her;

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 →

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