The Meaning of Psalms 73:19 Explained

Psalms 73:19

KJV: How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

YLT: How have they become a desolation as in a moment, They have been ended -- consumed from terrors.

Darby: How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.

ASV: How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

How are they [brought] into desolation,  as in a moment!  they are utterly  consumed  with terrors. 

What does Psalms 73:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalms 73

1  The prophet, prevailing in a temptation
2  Shows the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked
13  The wound given thereby, diffidence
15  The victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose

What do the individual words in Psalms 73:19 mean?

Oh how they are [brought] to desolation as in a moment they are consumed utterly with terrors
אֵ֤יךְ הָי֣וּ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה ! כְרָ֑גַע סָ֥פוּ תַ֝֗מּוּ מִן־ בַּלָּהֽוֹת

אֵ֤יךְ  Oh  how 
Parse: Interjection
Root: אֵיךְ 
Sense: how? interj.
הָי֣וּ  they  are  [brought] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְשַׁמָּ֣ה  to  desolation 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שַׁמָּה  
Sense: waste, horror, appalment.
! כְרָ֑גַע  as  in  a  moment 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֶגַע  
Sense: a moment adv.
סָ֥פוּ  they  are  consumed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: סוּף  
Sense: to cease, come to an end.
תַ֝֗מּוּ  utterly 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: תָּמַם  
Sense: to be complete, be finished, be at an end.
בַּלָּהֽוֹת  terrors 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: בַּלָּהָה  
Sense: terror, destruction, calamity, dreadful event.