Psalms

Psalm 73:17–20

¹⁷until I entered God’s sanctuary;

then I discerned their end.

¹⁸Surely You set them on slick ground;

You cast them down into ruin.

¹⁹How suddenly they are laid waste,

completely swept away by terrors!

²⁰Like one waking from a dream,

so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	אֵ֤יךְ	’êḵ	Interjection	H349 How?
suddenly	כְרָ֑גַע	ḵə·rā·ḡa‘	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7281 a moment
they are	הָי֣וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
laid waste	לְשַׁמָּ֣ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
completely	תַ֝֗מּוּ	ṯam·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8552 be complete, finished
swept away	סָ֥פוּ	sā·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5486 come to an end, cease
by	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
terrors	בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃	bal·lā·hō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1091 terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like	מֵהָקִ֑יץ	mê·hā·qîṣ	Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6974 awake
from a dream	כַּחֲל֥וֹם	ka·ḥă·lō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2472 dream
so You	אֲ֝דֹנָי	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
O Lord	אֲ֝דֹנָי	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
awaken	בָּעִ֤יר׀	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
despise	תִּבְזֶֽה׃	tiḇ·zeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H959 despise
their form	צַלְמָ֬ם	ṣal·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H6754 image