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19 How they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors!

20 As a dream [which seems real] until one awakens, so, O Lord, when You arouse Yourself [to take note of the wicked], You will despise their outward show.

21 For my heart was grieved, embittered, and in a state of ferment, and I was pricked in my heart [as with the sharp fang of an adder].

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19 How suddenly(A) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away(B) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(C) when one awakes;(D)
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.(E)

21 When my heart was grieved
    and my spirit embittered,

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