Verse 18
Psalms 73:18
King James Version
18
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַ֣ךְ בַּ֭/חֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁ֣ית לָ֑/מוֹ הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗/ם לְ/מַשּׁוּאֽוֹת
English Translation
But in portions you shall place for them the burden.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 73 Context
1
Truly God (Elohim)
is good to Israel,
even to such as are of a clean heart.
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2
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
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3
For I was envious at the foolish,
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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4
For
there are no bands in their death: but their strength
is firm.
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5
They
are not in trouble
as other men; neither are they plagued like
other men.
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6
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them
as a garment.
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7
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
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8
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly
concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
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9
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
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10
Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full
cup
are wrung out to them.
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11
And they say, How doth God (Elohim) know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
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12
Behold, these
are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase
in riches.
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13
Verily I have cleansed my heart
in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
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14
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
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15
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend
against
the generation of thy children.
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16
When I thought to know this, it
was too painful for me;
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17
Until I went into the sanctuary of God (Elohim);
then understood I their end.
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18
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
19
How are they
brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
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20
As a dream when
one awaketh;
so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
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21
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
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22
So foolish
was I, and ignorant: I was
as a beast before thee.
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23
Nevertheless I
am continually with thee: thou hast holden
me by my right hand.
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24
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me
to glory.
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25
Whom have I in heaven
but thee? and
there is none upon earth
that I desire beside thee.
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26
My flesh and my heart faileth:
but God (Elohim)
is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever...
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27
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring fr...
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28
But
it is good for me to draw near to God (Elohim): I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may...
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