Psalms

Psalm 73:17–18

¹⁷until I entered God’s sanctuary;

then I discerned their end.

¹⁸Surely You set them on slick ground;

You cast them down into ruin.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
I entered	אָ֭בוֹא	’ā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
God’s	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
sanctuary	מִקְדְּשֵׁי־	miq·də·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
then I discerned	אָ֝בִ֗ינָה	’ā·ḇî·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H995 discern
their end	לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃	lə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H319 after-part, end

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	אַ֣ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
You set	תָּשִׁ֣ית	tā·šîṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
them	לָ֑מוֹ	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural
on slick ground	בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת	ba·ḥă·lā·qō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2513 portion
You cast them down	הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם	hip·pal·tām	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
into ruin	לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת׃	lə·maš·šū·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural	H4876 ruin

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 73:17 Psalm 77:13 · Luke 12:20 · Psalm 27:4 · Ecclesiastes 8:12–13 · Psalm 119:24 · Psalm 63:2 · Psalm 37:37–38 · Psalm 119:130 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Job 27:8

Psalm 73:18 Jeremiah 23:12 · Psalm 35:6 · Deuteronomy 32:35 · Psalm 94:23 · 2 Thessalonians 1:9 · Psalm 55:23 · Psalm 92:7 · Psalm 37:20 · Psalm 37:35–38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.