The Meaning of Psalms 73:18 Explained

Psalms 73:18

KJV: Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

YLT: Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.

Darby: Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.

ASV: Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Surely thou didst set  them in slippery places:  thou castedst them down  into destruction. 

What does Psalms 73:18 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 73:18 mean?

Surely in slippery places You set them You cast them down to destruction
אַ֣ךְ בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת תָּשִׁ֣ית לָ֑מוֹ הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת

אַ֣ךְ  Surely 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַךְ  
Sense: indeed, surely (emphatic).
בַּ֭חֲלָקוֹת  in  slippery  places 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חֶלְקָה 
Sense: portion, parcel.
תָּשִׁ֣ית  You  set 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שִׁית  
Sense: to put, set.
הִ֝פַּלְתָּ֗ם  You  cast  them  down 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
לְמַשּׁוּאֽוֹת  to  destruction 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מַשֻּׁאֹות 
Sense: desolation, ruin.