Psalms 73:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple, and understood the destiny of the wicked.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 77:13 : 13 O God, your deeds are extraordinary! What god can compare to our great God?
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 I have asked the LORD for one thing– this is what I desire! I want to live in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the LORD and contemplate in his temple.
  • Ps 37:37-38 : 37 Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the upright! For the one who promotes peace has a future. 38 Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.
  • Ps 63:2 : 2 Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.
  • Job 27:8 : 8 For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
  • Ps 119:24 : 24 Yes, I find delight in your rules; they give me guidance.
  • Ps 119:130 : 130 Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.
  • Eccl 8:12-13 : 12 Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people– for they stand in fear before him. 13 But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
  • Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy lies. The priests exercise power by their own authority. And my people love to have it this way. But they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes!
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
  • Luke 16:22-23 : 22 “Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And in Hades, as he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at his side.

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    16When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.

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    18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

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  • Ps 73:2-3
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    2But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me.

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    4“O LORD, help me understand my mortality and the brevity of life! Let me realize how quickly my life will pass!

  • Deut 32:29
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    29I wish that they were wise and could understand this, and that they could comprehend what will happen to them.”

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    67Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.

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    6Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

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    2Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

  • Job 28:23
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    23God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.

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    17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.

  • Ps 73:21-22
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    21Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.

    22I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.

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    69%

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    2God says,“At the appointed times, I judge fairly.

  • Ps 74:3
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    3Hurry to the permanent ruins, and to all the damage the enemy has done to the temple!

  • Jer 11:18
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    18A Plot Against Jeremiah is Revealed and He Complains of Injustice The LORD gave me knowledge, that I might have understanding. Then he showed me what the people were doing.

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    24They see your processions, O God– the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.

  • Job 17:11
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    11My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.

  • Ps 73:27-28
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    68%

    27Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.

    28But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.

  • Ps 119:33
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    33ה(He) Teach me, O LORD, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, so that I might observe it continually.

  • Ps 132:5
    68%

    5until I find a place for the LORD, a fine dwelling place for the Powerful One of Jacob.”

  • Job 29:4
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    4just as I was in my most productive time, when God’s intimate friendship was experienced in my tent,

  • Ps 5:7
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    7But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

  • Job 29:7
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    7When I went out to the city gate and secured my seat in the public square,

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    13O God, your deeds are extraordinary! What god can compare to our great God?

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    11They say,“How does God know what we do? Is the Most High aware of what goes on?”

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    7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

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    22Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you.

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    24You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.

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    23Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!

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    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

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    23Human Wisdom is Limited I have examined all this by wisdom; I said,“I am determined to comprehend this”– but it was beyond my grasp.

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    4I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.

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    18The LORD severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.