Parallel Verses
Amplified
Until I came into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood [for I considered] their end.
New American Standard Bible
Then I perceived their
King James Version
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
Holman Bible
Then I understood their destiny.
International Standard Version
until I entered the sanctuaries of God. Then I understood their destiny.
A Conservative Version
until I went into the sanctuary of God, and considered their latter end.
American Standard Version
Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end.
Bible in Basic English
Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.
Darby Translation
Until I went into the sanctuaries of God; then understood I their end.
Julia Smith Translation
Till I shall come to the holy place of God I shall not understand for their latter state.
King James 2000
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
Lexham Expanded Bible
until I went into the sanctuary of God. [Then] I understood their fate.
Modern King James verseion
until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
until I went into the Sanctuary of God. Then understood I the end of these men.
NET Bible
Then I entered the precincts of God's temple, and understood the destiny of the wicked.
New Heart English Bible
Until I entered God's sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
The Emphasized Bible
Until I could enter the holy places of God, - Could give heed to their hereafter: -
Webster
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end.
World English Bible
Until I entered God's sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
Youngs Literal Translation
Till I come in to the sanctuaries of God, I attend to their latter end.
Themes
Envy » Prosperity of the wicked should not excite
Happiness » Of the wicked » Saints often permitted to see the end of
Happiness of the The Wicked » Saints often permitted to see the end of
Punishment of the The Wicked » In this life by » Put in slippery places
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Acknowledge, though the wicked prosper
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 73:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Ways Vindicated
16
When I considered how to understand this,
It was too great an effort for me and too painful
Until I came into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood [for I considered] their end.
Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
Cross References
Psalm 77:13
Your way, O God, is holy [far from sin and guilt].
What god is great like our God?
Psalm 27:4
One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life,
To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the Lord
And to meditate in His temple.
Job 27:8
“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?
Psalm 37:37-38
Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity];
There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].
Psalm 63:2
So I have gazed upon You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
Psalm 119:24
Your testimonies also are my delight
And my counselors.
Psalm 119:130
The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).
Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life [seemingly] is prolonged [in spite of his wickedness], still I know that it will be well with those who [reverently] fear God, who fear and worship Him openly [realizing His omnipresence and His power].
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests rule
And My people love [to have] it so!
But what will you do when the end comes?
Luke 12:20
Luke 16:22-23