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Psalms 73:18

73:17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

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Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

Surely you did set them in slippery places: you cast them down into destruction.

73:19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

What does Psalms 73:18 mean?

Psalms 73:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁית (shîyth), חֶלְקָה (chelqâh), נָפַל (nâphal).

Hebrew interlinear

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Surely
thou
didst
setשִׁיתshîyth/sheeth/H7896to place (in a very wide application)
them
in
slippery
places:חֶלְקָהchelqâh/khel-kaw'/H2513properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
thou
castedst
them
downנָפַלnâphal/naw-fal'/H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
into
destruction.מַשּׁוּאָהmashshûwʼâh/mash-shoo-aw'/H4876ruin

Topics

DeathEnvyHappiness of the Wicked, theIntegrityMeditationMurmuringPunishment of the Wicked, theRich, TheTemptationWickedWorldliness

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What does Psalms 73:18 say?

Psalms 73:18 (King James Version) reads: "Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction."

Is Psalms 73:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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