Psalms 73:22
20 Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.
21 When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
23 Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
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Compare
- BSB
- I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
- KJV
- So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
- WEB
- I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
- ASV
- So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was [as] a beast before thee.
- DARBY
- Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was [as] a beast with thee.
- BLB
- And I [was] brutish and could not know; I was a beast before You.
- ÅB
- da var jeg ufornuftig og forsto intet; som et dyr var jeg imot deg.
- OTB
- Var jeg sanseløs og uvitende;
Jeg var som et ufornuftig dyr foran deg. - B1930
- da var jeg ufornuftig og forstod intet; som et dyr var jeg imot dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 3:18
I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
Read in contextPsalms 92:6
A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
Read in contextIsaiah 1:3
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
Read in contextPsalms 49:10
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Read in contextPsalms 32:9
Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
Read in contextProverbs 30:2
Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
Read in contextJob 18:3
Why are we regarded as cattle, as stupid in your sight?
Read in contextPsalms 69:5
You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.
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