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Psalms 73:22

73:21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ignorant: Heb. I knew not before Heb. with

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I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.

So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before you.

73:23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

What does Psalms 73:22 mean?

Psalms 73:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בַּעַר (baʻar), יָדַע (yâdaʻ), בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh).

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foolishבַּעַרbaʻar/bah'-ar/H1198properly, foot (as consumed); i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupid
was
I,
and
ignorant:יָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
I
was
as
a
beastבְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh/be-hay-maw'/H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
before
thee.
ignorant:
Heb.
I
knew
not
before
Heb.
with

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IntegrityMeditationMurmuringRich, TheSin (1)TemptationWickedWorldliness

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What does Psalms 73:22 say?

Psalms 73:22 (King James Version) reads: "So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ignorant: Heb. I knew not before Heb. with"

Is Psalms 73:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 73:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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