Psalms 73:27
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
Psalms 73:27 in other translations
| BSB | Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You. |
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| WEB | For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you. |
| ASV | For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee. |
| YLT | For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee. |
| DARBY | For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee. |
| BBE | For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you. |
| Webster | For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go astray from thee. |
What does Psalms 73:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 73:27-28
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 73:21-28
God would not suffer his people to be tempted, if his grace were not sufficient, not only to save them from harm, but to make them gainers by it. This temptation, the working of envy and discontent, is very painful. In reflecting upon it, the psalmist owns it was his folly and ignorance thus to vex himself. If good men, at any time, through the surprise and strength of temptation, think, or speak, or act amiss, they…
Psalms 73:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 73:27
- James 4:4
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
- Psalms 119:155
Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
- Exodus 34:15
Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
- Numbers 15:39
And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:
- Psalms 106:39
Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.
- Revelation 17:1-5
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: …
- Isaiah 29:13
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
- Job 21:14-15
Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
- Matthew 15:7-8
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
- Ephesians 2:17
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
- Jeremiah 12:2
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
- Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
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Context
- Psalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
- Psalms 73:27
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
- Psalms 73:28
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.
Psalms 73:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque he aquí, los que se alejan de ti perecerán: tú cortarás á todo aquel que fornicando, de ti se aparta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car voici, ceux qui sont loin de toi périront; tu détruiras tous ceux qui se prostituent en se détournant de toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn siehe, es werden umkommen, die dir ferne sind; du vertilgst alle, die buhlerisch von dir abweichen. |