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Psalms 73:20

73:19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

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As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.

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

As a dream when one wakes; so, O Lord, when you wake, you shall despise their image.

73:21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

What does Psalms 73:20 mean?

Psalms 73:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֲלוֹם (chălôwm), קוּץ (qûwts), אֲדֹנָי (ʼĂdônây).

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As
a
dreamחֲלוֹםchălôwm/khal-ome'/H2472a dream
when
one
awaketh;קוּץqûwts/koots/H6974to awake (literally or figuratively)
so,
O
Lord,אֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
when
thou
awakest,עוּרʻûwr/oor/H5782to wake (literally or figuratively)
thou
shalt
despiseבָּזָהbâzâh/baw-zaw'/H959to disesteem
their
image.צֶלֶםtselem/tseh'-lem/H6754a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol

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DeathEnvyHappiness of the Wicked, theIntegrityMeditationMurmuringRich, TheTemptationWickedWorldliness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 73:20.

Job 14:12

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Psalms 35:23

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Psalms 44:23

Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 73:20 say?

Psalms 73:20 (King James Version) reads: "As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image."

Is Psalms 73:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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