19 How suddenly are they destroyed, perished and [a]horribly consumed,

20 As a dream when one awaketh! O Lord, when [b]thou raisest us up, thou shalt make their image despised.

21 Certainly mine heart was vexed, and I was pricked in my reins.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 73:19 By thy fearful judgment.
  2. Psalm 73:20 When thou openest our eyes to consider thy heavenly felicity, we contemn all their vain pomp.

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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