Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

When I became embittered
and my innermost being was wounded,

International Standard Version

When I chose to be bitter I was emotionally pained.

A Conservative Version

For my soul was grieved, and I was pricked in my heart.

American Standard Version

For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:

Amplified


When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within [as with the fang of an adder],

Bible in Basic English

My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief:

Darby Translation

When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,

Julia Smith Translation

For my heart will be embittered, and my loins were hard.

King James 2000

Thus my soul was grieved, and I was pierced in my heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When my heart was embittered and I felt stabbed in my kidneys,

Modern King James verseion

For my heart was grieved and I was pricked in my reins.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thus my heart was grieved, and it went even through my veins.

NET Bible

Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

But my heart had grown embittered, And, in my reins, had I received wounds;

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,

References

Hastings

Prayers for Psalm 73:21

Context Readings

God's Ways Vindicated

20 As the dream of one who awakes; so, O Lord, when thou shalt rise up, thou shalt despise their appearances. 21 When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within,
22 But I was ignorant and did not understand; I was as a beast before thee.

Cross References

Job 16:13

His archers compassed me round about; he cleaved my kidneys asunder and did not spare; he poured out my gall upon the ground.

Psalm 37:1

Aleph Do not be angry with the evildoers, neither be thou envious of the workers of iniquity.

Psalm 37:7

Daleth Be silent before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not be angry with him who prospers in his way, with the man who brings wicked devices to pass.

Psalm 73:3

For I became angry against the foolish when I saw the peace of the wicked.

Lamentations 3:13

He He has caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my kidneys.

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