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Psalm 73:21–23

21 When my aheart was embittered

And I was bpierced 1within,

22 Then I was asenseless and ignorant;

I was like 1a bbeast 2before You.

23 Nevertheless aI am continually with You;

You have taken hold of my right hand.

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Psalm 73:21–23 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 When my heart was grieved

and my spirit embittered,

22 I was senseless and ignorant;

I was a brute beast before you.

23 Yet I am always with you;

you hold me by my right hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 When my soul was embittered,

when I was pricked in heart,

22 I was brutish and ignorant;

I was like a beast toward you.

23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;

you hold my right hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 Thus my heart was grieved,

And I was pricked in my reins.

22 So foolish was I, and ignorant:

I was as a beast before thee.

23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee:

Thou hast holden me by my right hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter,

and I was all torn up inside.

22 I was so foolish and ignorant—

I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.

23 Yet I still belong to you;

you hold my right hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Thus my heart was grieved,

And I was vexed in my mind.

22 I was so foolish and ignorant;

I was like a beast before You.

23 Nevertheless I am continually with You;

You hold me by my right hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 When my heart was sad

and I was angry,

22 I was senseless and stupid.

I acted like an animal toward you.

23 But I am always with you;

you have held my hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 For my soul was grieved,

And I was pricked in my heart:

22 So brutish was I, and ignorant;

I was as a beast before thee.

23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee:

Thou hast holden my right hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins, 22 Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was as a beast with thee. 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden my right hand;

Psalm 73:21–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 When my heart was filled with bitterness 

and my mind was seized ⸤with envy⸥, 

22 I was stupid, and I did not understand. 

I was like a dumb animal in your presence. 

23 Yet, I am always with you. 

You hold on to my right hand. 

Psalm 73:21–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 When I became embittered

and my innermost being was wounded,

22 I was stupid and didn’t understand;

I was an unthinking animal toward You.

23 Yet I am always with You;

You hold my right hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 When my soul was embittered,

when I was pricked in heart,

22 I was stupid and ignorant;

I was like a brute beast toward you.

23 Nevertheless I am continually with you;

you hold my right hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 When my heart was embittered

and I felt stabbed in my kidneys,

22 then I was brutish and ignorant.

With you I was like the beasts.

23 But I am continually with you;

you have hold of my right hand.

Psalm 73:21–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 At one time my heart was sad

and my spirit was bitter.

22 I didn’t have any sense. I didn’t know anything.

I acted like a wild animal toward you.

23 But I am always with you.

You hold me by my right hand.


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