mash.shu.ah denotes devastated conditions or places, including the ruin associated with wrongdoing at the sanctuary.

The two occurrences portray devastation: those set in slippery places are cast down into it, and enduring devastation is associated with the enemy's evil at the sanctuary.

1. Devastated places or conditions · dominant

   In Psalm 73:18, the plural absolute form occurs in the clause where those in slippery places are cast down; the APB renders the outcome as "desolations." In Psalm 74:3, the plural construct form occurs with enduring devastation connected with the enemy's evil in the sanctuary; the APB renders "the perpetual desolations."

   Psalm 73:18Psalm 74:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "desolations" in Psalm 73:18 and "the perpetual desolations" in Psalm 74:3. These renderings confirm the verses' portrayal of devastation rather than isolate every nuance of the term.