Psalms 73:27

73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. strength: Heb. rock

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

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For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.

For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.

For, see, they that are far from you shall perish: you have destroyed all them that go a whoring from you.

73:28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

What does Psalms 73:27 mean?

Psalms 73:27 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָחֵק (râchêq), אָבַד (ʼâbad), צָמַת (tsâmath).

Hebrew interlinear

For,

lo,

they

that

are

farרָחֵקrâchêq/raw-khake'/H7369remote

from

thee

shall

perish:אָבַדʼâbad/aw-bad'/H6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

thou

hast

destroyedצָמַתtsâmath/tsaw-math'/H6789to extirpate (literally or figuratively)

all

them

that

whoringזָנָהzânâh/zaw-naw'/H2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)

from

thee.

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Wicked

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What does Psalms 73:27 say?

Psalms 73:27 (King James Version) reads: "For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee."

Is Psalms 73:27 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:27 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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