Therefore his people return here, And waters of a full cup are drained by them.
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
- KJV Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
- BSB So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
- ESV Therefore his people turn back to them, and find no fault in them.
- NASB ¶Therefore his people return here, And abundant waters are drunk by them.
- NLT And so the people are dismayed and confused, drinking in all their words.
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Quick answer
People turn to follow the wicked and drink in their words and prosperity as if from abundant waters.
Overview
This difficult verse pictures crowds drawn after the prosperous wicked, swallowing their outlook uncritically. The success of the ungodly can mislead many. The verse warns how seductive prosperity without godliness can be, drawing others into the same envy and unbelief Asaph nearly fell into.
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- Ps 75:8For in Yahweh’s hand there is a cup, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours it out. Indeed the wicked of the earth drink and drink it to its very dregs.
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