Psalms 73:20
What does Psalms 73:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 73:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
KJV
King James Version · 1611As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, their image Thou despisest.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Have regard to thy covenant: for they that are the obscure of the earth have been filled with dwellings of iniquity.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 29:7
And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall be as a dream, a vision of the night.
- Psalms 78:65
Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
- Job 20:8
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
- Psalms 90:5
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
- Psalms 7:6
Arise, O Jehovah, in thine anger; Lift up thyself against the rage of mine adversaries, And awake for me; thou hast commanded judgment.
- Psalms 39:6
Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
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