Psalms 73:21

73:20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

KJV

For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.

Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

73:22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ignorant: Heb. I knew not before Heb. with

What does Psalms 73:21 mean?

Psalms 73:21 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לֵבָב (lêbâb), חָמֵץ (châmêts), שָׁנַן (shânan).

Hebrew interlinear

Thus

heartלֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);

was

grieved,חָמֵץchâmêts/khaw-mates'/H2556to be pungent; i.e. in taste (sour, i.e. literally fermented, or figuratively, harsh), in color (dazzling)

and

was

prickedשָׁנַןshânan/shaw-nan'/H8150to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate

reins.כִּלְיָהkilyâh/kil-yaw'/H3629a kidney (as an essential organ); figuratively, the mind (as the interior self)

Topics

Integrity Meditation Murmuring Rich, The Sin (1)Temptation Wicked Worldliness

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 73:21 say?

Psalms 73:21 (King James Version) reads: "Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins."

Is Psalms 73:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 73:21, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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