Psalm 73:20
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
Cross-references
Psalm 78:65 says the Lord awaked as from sleep — directly parallels the awakening of God in this verse.
Psalm 90:5 compares life to a sleep and grass — same fleeting dream imagery as here. Both emphasize transience.
Psalm 7:6 calls God to 'awake' for judgment — similar to God awakening to despise the wicked's image here.
Job 20:8 says the wicked fly away as a dream — directly parallel to the dream metaphor for their disappearance.
Isaiah 29:7 describes enemies as a dream of the night — same imagery of vanishing like a dream.
Isaiah 29:8 expands the dream metaphor — hungry dreamer awakes empty — mirroring the awakening and emptiness here.
In Job 27:19, the rich man's wealth vanishes like a dream upon waking — echoing the fleeting nature of the wicked's prosperity in Psalm 73:20.