Psalms 73:21 · KJV
“Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.”
— Psalms 73:21
As a dream when {one} awaketh; {so}, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
So foolish {was} I, and ignorant: I was {as} a beast before thee. {ignorant: Heb. I knew not} {before Heb. with}
Psalms 73 — Context
How are they {brought} into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
20As a dream when {one} awaketh; {so}, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
21Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
22So foolish {was} I, and ignorant: I was {as} a beast before thee. {ignorant: Heb. I knew not} {before Heb. with}
23Nevertheless I {am} continually with thee: thou hast holden {me} by my right hand.
Cross References
Psalms 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. {Rest in: Heb. Be silent to}
Psalms 73:3
For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Lamentations 3:13
He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins. {arrows: Heb. sons}
Job 16:13
His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
Psalms 37:1
[{A Psalm} of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.