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Psalms 73:19 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 73:19Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 73:198 words
HebrewMeaning
אֵ֤יךְʾēykə
how!particleH349
what
הָי֣וּhāyw
they have becomeverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
לְ/שַׁמָּ֣הləšamāh
a wastepronH8047
desolate · waste · wonderful thing
כְ/רָ֑גַעkərāgaʿ
like a momentpronH7281
moment · space · suddenly
סָ֥פוּsāpw
they come to an endverbH5486
have an end · perish · be utterly
תַ֝֗מּוּtamw
they are finishedverbH8552
cease · be clean ed · consume · have done ···
מִןmin
frompronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
בַּלָּהֽוֹתbalāhwōt
sudden terrornounH1091
trouble
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 73:19

1. This Psalm has an inscription, that is, a title, “There have failed the hymns of David, the son of Jesse. A Psalm of Asaph himself.” So many Psalms we have on the titles whereof is written the name David, nowhere there is added, “son of Jesse,” except in this alone. Which we must believe has not been done to no purpose, nor capriciously. For everywhere God does make intimations to us, and to the understanding thereof does invite the godly study of love. What is, “there…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 73 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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