King James Version

Psalms 73:20

As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

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כַּחֲל֥וֹםkachalomas dreamחֲלוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as dream”, the ordinary formH2472a dreamdream(-er).מֵהָקִ֑יץmehaqitsfrom ariseקוּץpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “from arise”, the to-form of the verbH6974to awake (literally or figuratively)arise, (be) (a-) wake, watch.אֲ֝דֹנָיadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.בָּעִ֤ירbairin wakeעוּרpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “in wake”, the to-form of the verbH5782to wake (literally or figuratively)(a-) wake(-n, up), lift up (self), [idiom] master, raise (up), stir up (self).צַלְמָ֬םtsalmamimageצֶלֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6754a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idolimage, vain shew.תִּבְזֶֽהtivzehdespiseבָּזָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “despise”, an unfinished actionH959to disesteemdespise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As a dream when one awaketh, so, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

Young’s Literal Translation

As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, their image Thou despisest.

World English Bible

As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.

Darby Translation

As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image.

Douay-Rheims

Have regard to thy covenant: for they that are the obscure of the earth have been filled with dwellings of iniquity.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As a dream when one awaketh, so, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

As the dream of one awakening, O Lord, in thy city thou wilt despise their image.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡσεὶ ἐνύπνιον ἐξεγειρομένου, Κύριε ἐν τῇ πόλει σου τὴν εἰκόνα αὐτῶν ἐξουδενώσεις.