Psalms 73:17

Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple, ¹  and understood the destiny of the wicked. ² 

till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.

Until I came into the sanctuary of God; Then I perceived their end.

Then one day I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I thought about the destiny of the wicked.

Until I entered the sanctuary of God. Then I saw the whole picture:

Till I went into God’s holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.

until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I perceived their end.

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.

Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple, ¹  and understood the destiny of the wicked. ² 

¹ tn The plural of the term מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash) probably refers to the temple precincts (see Ps 68:35; Jer 51:51).

² tn Heb “I discerned their end.” At the temple the psalmist perhaps received an oracle of deliverance announcing his vindication and the demise of the wicked (see Ps 12) or heard songs of confidence (for example, Ps 11), wisdom psalms (for example, Pss 1, 37), and hymns (for example, Ps 112) that describe the eventual downfall of the proud and wealthy.