As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
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Gill's Exposition
As a dream when one awaketh,.... So will be all the temporal felicity of wicked men, all an illusion, all a dream; when they lift up their eyes in hell, and awake in the resurrection, they will find…
Barnes' Notes
As a dream when one awaketh - Their prosperity is like the visions of a dream; the reality is seen when one awakes. A man in a dream may imagine that he is a king; that he dwells in a palace; that he…
We have seen what a strong temptation the psalmist was in to envy prospering profaneness; now here we are told how he kept his footing and got the victory.
I. He kept up a respect for God's people,…
Cambridge Bible
As a dream Cp. Job 20:8; Isa 29:7.
when thou awakest When thou arousest thyself, a different word from that in the previous line, used in Psa 7:6; Psa 35:23, of God bestirring Himself to judgement.…
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