The Meaning of Psalms 73:17 Explained

Psalms 73:17

KJV: Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

YLT: Till I come in to the sanctuaries of God, I attend to their latter end.

Darby: Until I went into the sanctuaries of God; then understood I their end.

ASV: Until I went into the sanctuary of God, And considered their latter end.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Until I went  into the sanctuary  of God;  [then] understood  I their end. 

What does Psalms 73:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalm 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 73:17 mean?

Until I went into the sanctuary of God then I understood their end
עַד־ אָ֭בוֹא אֶל־ מִקְדְּשֵׁי־ אֵ֑ל אָ֝בִ֗ינָה לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם

עַד־  Until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
אָ֭בוֹא  I  went 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֶל־  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
מִקְדְּשֵׁי־  the  sanctuary 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מִקְדָּשׁ  
Sense: sacred place, sanctuary, holy place.
אֵ֑ל  of  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
אָ֝בִ֗ינָה  then  I  understood 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular
Root: בִּין  
Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם  their  end 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אַחֲרִית  
Sense: after part, end.