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when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/73.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When you arise, O Lord, you will laugh at their silly ideas as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/73.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/73.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As a dream when <i>one</i> awaketh; <i>so</i>, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/73.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As a dream when <i>one</i> awakes, <i>So,</i> Lord, when You awake, You shall despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/73.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like a dream when one awakes, Lord, when stirred, You will despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/73.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/73.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused, Thou wilt despise their form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/73.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Like a dream when one awakes, O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/73.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Like a dream [which seems real] until one awakens, O Lord, when stirred, [You observe the wicked], You will despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/73.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like one waking from a dream, Lord, when arising, you will despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/73.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like one waking from a dream, Lord, when arising, You will despise their image. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/73.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/73.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They will disappear, Lord, despised like a bad dream the morning after. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/73.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/73.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As [someone] gets rid of a dream when he wakes up, so you, O Lord, get rid of the thought of them when you wake up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/73.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They are like a dream that goes away in the morning; when you rouse yourself, O Lord, they disappear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/73.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a dream when one awakens, Lord, you will despise their image when you arise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/73.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/73.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/73.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/73.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/73.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/73.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As a dream from awakening, O Lord, "" In awaking, You despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/73.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, their image Thou despisest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/73.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As a dream of him awaking, O Jehovah, in awaking thou wilt despise their image.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/73.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As the dream of them that awake, O Lord; so in thy city thou shalt bring their image to nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/73.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 72:20>As a dream is to those who awaken, O Lord, so will you reduce their image to nothing in your city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/73.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They are like a dream after waking, Lord, dismissed like shadows when you arise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/73.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They are like a dream when one awakes; on awaking you despise their phantoms.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/73.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As one who awakes from a dream, so, O LORD, thou shalt despise their idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/73.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />It is like waking up when seeing a dream; LORD JEHOVAH, at cock crow you will despise their image.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/73.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/73.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As the dream of one awakening, O Lord, in thy city thou wilt despise their image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/73-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8920" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Endow the King with Your Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6974.htm" title="6974: mê·hā·qîṣ (Prep-m:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- Arise, be awake, watch. A primitive root (compare yaqats); to awake.">Like one waking</a> <a href="/hebrew/2472.htm" title="2472: ka·ḥă·lō·wm (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A dream. Or chalom; from chalam; a dream.">from a dream,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">so You, O Lord,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5782.htm" title="5782: bā·‘îr (Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To rouse oneself, awake. A primitive root; to wake.">awaken</a> <a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="959: tiḇ·zeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To despise. A primitive root; to disesteem.">and despise</a> <a href="/hebrew/6754.htm" title="6754: ṣal·mām (N-msc:: 2mp) -- From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol.">their form.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/20-8.htm">Job 20:8</a></span><br />He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">Isaiah 29:7-8</a></span><br />All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel—even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her—will be like a dream, like a vision in the night, / as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Daniel 2:1</a></span><br />In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Matthew 24:43</a></span><br />But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-39.htm">Luke 12:39</a></span><br />But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-3.htm">Revelation 3:3</a></span><br />Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Revelation 16:15</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20</a></span><br />Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-12</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Isaiah 47:11</a></span><br />But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Jeremiah 51:39</a></span><br />While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast, and I will make them drunk so that they may revel; then they will fall asleep forever and never wake up, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7-8</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. / All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">Obadiah 1:16</a></span><br />For as you drank on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp it down; they will be as if they had never existed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As a dream when one wakes; so, O Lord, when you wake, you shall despise their image.</p><p class="hdg">as a</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5</a></b></br> Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are <i>as</i> a sleep: in the morning <i>they are</i> like grass <i>which</i> groweth up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-8.htm">Job 20:8</a></b></br> He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">Isaiah 29:7,8</a></b></br> And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision… </p><p class="hdg">when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Psalm 7:6</a></b></br> Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me <i>to</i> the judgment <i>that</i> thou hast commanded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Psalm 78:65</a></b></br> Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, <i>and</i> like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.</p><p class="hdg">their</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a></b></br> Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up <i>riches</i>, and knoweth not who shall gather them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/esther/7-7.htm">Arising</a> <a href="/job/32-5.htm">Aroused</a> <a href="/psalms/59-5.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/malachi/2-12.htm">Awakes</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm">Awakest</a> <a href="/judges/16-20.htm">Awaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/17-15.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/psalms/69-33.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Despisest</a> <a href="/job/33-15.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/daniel/4-5.htm">Fantasies</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Form</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Image</a> <a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Semblance</a> <a href="/psalms/68-13.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/malachi/2-12.htm">Wakes</a> <a href="/psalms/71-21.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/matthew/27-53.htm">Arising</a> <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Aroused</a> <a href="/psalms/80-2.htm">Awake</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-8.htm">Awakes</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm">Awakest</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-12.htm">Awaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">Despise</a> <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Despisest</a> <a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-11.htm">Fantasies</a> <a href="/psalms/74-17.htm">Form</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Image</a> <a href="/psalms/74-2.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-14.htm">Semblance</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Wakes</a> <a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 73</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">The prophet, prevailing in a temptation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Shows the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">The wound given thereby, diffidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-15.htm">The victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, dreams often symbolize illusions or temporary states (<a href="/job/20-8.htm">Job 20:8</a>, <a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">Isaiah 29:7-8</a>). The psalmist uses this imagery to convey the fleeting nature of the prosperity of the wicked. The idea of waking from a dream implies a return to truth and clarity, aligning with the biblical theme that God's justice will ultimately prevail (<a href="/psalms/37-2.htm">Psalm 37:2, 73</a>:17-19).<p><b>so You, O Lord, awaken</b><br>The psalmist attributes the action of awakening to God, indicating divine intervention. This reflects the belief in God's active role in the world, where He is not indifferent but will act in His timing (<a href="/psalms/121-4.htm">Psalm 121:4</a>). Theologically, it underscores God's sovereignty and justice, as He is portrayed as the ultimate judge who will awaken to address the injustices and illusions of the world (<a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a>).<p><b>and despise their form</b><br>The term "despise" indicates a strong rejection or disdain. In the context of the psalm, "their form" refers to the outward appearance or temporary success of the wicked. This aligns with biblical teachings that God looks beyond outward appearances to the heart (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>). The rejection of "their form" signifies God's judgment against superficial and unrighteous prosperity, emphasizing the transient nature of such success (<a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4-6</a>). This also connects to the broader biblical narrative where God ultimately triumphs over evil, as seen in prophetic literature (<a href="/malachi/4.htm">Malachi 4:1-3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court. He is known for his role in leading worship and composing psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Throughout <a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>, Asaph contrasts the apparent prosperity of the wicked with the ultimate justice of God. In verse 20, "their form" refers to the wicked who are ultimately despised by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in the psalm, God is depicted as the ultimate judge who will arise and bring justice, dispelling the illusions of the wicked's prosperity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dream_imagery.htm">Dream Imagery</a></b><br>The psalm uses the metaphor of a dream to describe the temporary and illusory nature of the wicked's success, which vanishes upon God's intervention.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/awakening.htm">Awakening</a></b><br>This event symbolizes God's action in bringing clarity and justice, dispelling the false perceptions of the wicked's prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_prosperity.htm">The Illusion of Prosperity</a></b><br>The prosperity of the wicked is like a dream—temporary and ultimately unfulfilling. Believers should focus on eternal values rather than temporary success.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_ultimate_justice.htm">God's Ultimate Justice</a></b><br>God's justice may seem delayed, but it is certain. Trust in God's timing and His ability to bring about justice in His perfect way.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awakening_to_reality.htm">Awakening to Reality</a></b><br>Just as one awakens from a dream, believers are called to awaken to the reality of God's truth and righteousness, living in light of His eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_perspective.htm">The Importance of Perspective</a></b><br>Maintaining a godly perspective helps believers navigate the apparent success of the wicked without envy or despair, focusing instead on God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_focus.htm">Living with Eternal Focus</a></b><br>Christians are encouraged to live with an eternal focus, investing in what is lasting and true, rather than being swayed by the temporary allure of worldly success.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_73.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 73</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer.htm">If God wants to protect His people, why does He allow the righteous to suffer at the hands of the wicked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_lord_to_my_lord'_mean.htm">What does 'The LORD said to my Lord' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_i_become_a_child_of_god.htm">Why do evil people succeed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_verify_lord_saves_his_anointed.htm">Psalm 20:6 - How can we verify historically or scientifically that the Lord 'saves His anointed'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/73.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">As</span> <span class= "bld">a dream.</span>--Better,<p>"As a man on waking (despises) his dream,<p>So, O Lord, on rousing thyself, thou wilt<p>Despise their shadow."<p>an image of the result of the Divine judgment on the vain and boastful tyrants, which may be illustrated by Henry V.'s rising with his royalty to self-respect:--<p>"I have long dreamt of such a kind of man,<p>So surfeit-swell'd, so old, and so profane;<p>But, being awake, I do despise my dream."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/73.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.</span> As men despise their dreams when they awake from them, so, when God "stirs up himself and awakes to judgment" (<a href="/psalms/35-23.htm">Psalm 35:23</a>), he will despise such mere semblances of humanity (<a href="/psalms/39-6.htm">Psalm 39:6</a>) as the wicked are. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/73-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Like a dream</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּחֲל֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ka·ḥă·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2472.htm">Strong's 2472: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dream</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when [one] awakens,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהָקִ֑יץ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hā·qîṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6974.htm">Strong's 6974: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arise, be awake, watch </span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon arising,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעִ֤יר ׀</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5782.htm">Strong's 5782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rouse oneself, awake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Lord,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֝דֹנָי</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You will despise</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּבְזֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tiḇ·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_959.htm">Strong's 959: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disesteem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their form.</span><br /><span class="heb">צַלְמָ֬ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṣal·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6754.htm">Strong's 6754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A phantom, illusion, resemblance, a representative figure, an idol</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/73-20.htm">Psalm 73:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 73:20 As a dream when one wakes up (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/73-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 73:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 73:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/73-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 73:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 73:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>