KJV ORIGINAL
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Like a dream that vanishes when someone wakes up, so Lord, when you rise up to act, you will dismiss their false appearance as worthless.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is saying that when God finally acts in judgment, all the prosperity and success of the wicked will disappear like a dream that means nothing when you wake up.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Psalm 73, where Asaph struggles with seeing wicked people prosper while the righteous suffer. He had been envious of their success until he went into God's sanctuary and understood their ultimate fate. The psalm reflects the ancient world's wrestling with the problem of evil and God's justice.
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