Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
I was an unthinking animal toward You.
New American Standard Bible
I was like
King James Version
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
International Standard Version
Then, I was too stupid and didn't realize I was acting like a wild animal with you.
A Conservative Version
So I was brutish, and ignorant. I was a beast before thee.
American Standard Version
So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was as a beast before thee.
Amplified
Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
Bible in Basic English
As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.
Darby Translation
Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was as a beast with thee.
Julia Smith Translation
And I stupid, and I shall not know, and I was a beast with thee.
King James 2000
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
then I was brutish and ignorant. With you I was [like] the beasts.
Modern King James verseion
So foolish was I, and I did not know; I was like a beast before You.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So foolish was I, and ignorant, even as it were a beast before thee.
NET Bible
I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.
New Heart English Bible
I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
The Emphasized Bible
But, I, was brutish, and could not perceive, Like the beasts, had I become before thee.
Webster
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
World English Bible
I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.
Themes
Beasts » Described as » Devoid of understanding
Ignorance » Man's » Brevity of life limits knowledge
Man » Ignorance of » Brevity of life limits knowledge
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 73:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Ways Vindicated
21
and my innermost being
I was an unthinking animal toward You.
You hold my right hand.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 92:6
a fool does not understand this:
Ecclesiastes 3:18
I said to myself, “This happens concerning people, so that God may test them and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”
Psalm 49:10
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.
Job 18:3
as stupid in your sight?
Psalm 32:9
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.
Psalm 69:5
and my guilty acts are not hidden from You.
Proverbs 30:2
and I lack man’s ability to understand.
Isaiah 1:3
and the donkey its master’s feeding trough,
but Israel does not know;
My people do not understand.”