KJV ORIGINAL
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You definitely put them in dangerous, unstable places where they can't keep their footing, and you brought them crashing down to their ruin.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is declaring that God places wicked people in precarious positions where they will ultimately fall and be destroyed.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Psalm 73, written by Asaph, who was struggling with why evil people seemed to prosper while the righteous suffered. In the temple, he received divine insight about the ultimate destiny of the wicked. The imagery of 'slippery places' would have been familiar to ancient people who knew the danger of treacherous paths on rocky terrain.
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