Salmene 73,21

19 Hvor plutselig de blir ødelagt,
Fullstendig feid bort av redsler!

20 Som en drøm når man våkner, Herre,
Når du reiser deg, vil du forakte deres skikkelse.

Da mitt hjerte var bedrøvet
Og min ånd var bitter,

22 Var jeg sanseløs og uvitende;
Jeg var som et ufornuftig dyr foran deg.

23 Likevel er jeg alltid hos deg;
Du holder meg ved min høyre hånd.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
KJV
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
WEB
For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
ASV
For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:
DARBY
When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,
BLB
For my heart had grown sour, and my kidneys pierce themselves.
ÅB
Når mitt hjerte var bittert, og det stakk meg i mine nyrer,
OTB
Da mitt hjerte var bedrøvet
Og min ånd var bitter,
B1930
Når mitt hjerte var bittert, og det stakk mig i mine nyrer,

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