Discovery BoxPsalms 73:27 
Context73:27 Yes, 1 look! Those far from you 2 die;
you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you. 3
Psalms 115:8
Context115:8 Those who make them will end up 4 like them,
as will everyone who trusts in them.
Psalms 135:18
Context135:18 Those who make them will end up 5 like them,
as will everyone who trusts in them.
1 tn Or “for.”
2 sn The following line defines the phrase far from you in a spiritual sense. Those “far” from God are those who are unfaithful and disloyal to him.
3 tn Heb “everyone who commits adultery from you.”
4 tn Heb “will be.” Another option is to take the prefixed verbal form as a prayer, “may those who make them end up like them.”
sn Because the idols are lifeless, they cannot help their worshipers in times of crisis. Consequently the worshipers end up as dead as the gods in which they trust.
5 tn Heb “will be.” Another option is to take the prefixed verbal form as a prayer, “may those who make them end up like them.”
sn Because the idols are lifeless, they cannot help their worshipers in times of crisis. Consequently the worshipers end up as dead as the gods in which they trust.
