Psalm 73:17
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
Cross-references
In Psalm 27:4, the psalmist longs to dwell in the sanctuary to behold God and inquire — the very place where the psalmist in 73:17 found clarity.
Psalm 37:38 directly states the wicked's future is cut off, echoing the end Asaph understood in the sanctuary.
In Psalm 63:2, David recalls seeing God's glory in the sanctuary — the same setting where the psalmist gained understanding of the wicked's end.
In Psalm 77:13, Asaph declares God's way is in the sanctuary — the same place where the psalmist found the answer to his perplexity.
In Psalm 37:2, the wicked fade like grass—directly parallels the psalmist's realization of their fleeting prosperity and end.
Psalm 37:37 shifts focus to the future of the righteous, complementing the sanctuary's revelation about the wicked's end.
Ecclesiastes 8:13 explicitly says it will not be well for the wicked, reinforcing the sanctuary's insight into their end.
Luke 12:20 depicts the rich fool's sudden death, illustrating the sudden end of the wicked that Asaph understood.
Luke 16:23 describes the rich man in torment in Hades, directly portraying the wicked's end that the sanctuary unveiled.
In Deuteronomy 32:35, God declares vengeance and recompense for the wicked—the same 'end' the psalmist understands in the sanctuary.
Jeremiah 5:31 asks 'what will you do when the end comes?' — the very end that the sanctuary revealed.
Job 27:8 questions the hope of the godless when God cuts them off, mirroring the fate revealed in the sanctuary.
Ecclesiastes 8:12 acknowledges the wicked's prolonged life but affirms it will be well for the righteous, contrasting with their end.