Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 73:17
Psalms 73:17. Then understood I their end— This certainly cannot mean their destruction by death; for he had before expressly taken notice of their felicity or ease in this respect. Nor is it easy to say how the sanctuary, or any thing there, could inform him of the manner of the death of wicked men. This must be learned from observation. Nor can what follows in the next verse be understood consistently with the rest of the psalm, of a temporal destruction, but of their future wretched state in... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 73:19
"How are they become a desolation in a moment!They are utterly consumed with terrors.As a dream when one awaketh,So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:So brutish was I, and ignorant;I was as a beast before thee.""I was as a beast before thee" (Psalms 73:22). In these verses, the Psalmist admits the ignorant foolishness of the thoughts which had tempted him. It is true of every man who under any circumstance whatever... read more