Parallel Verses
Amplified
When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within [as with the fang of an adder],
New American Standard Bible
And I was
King James Version
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
Holman Bible
and my innermost being
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:
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,
Themes
Conviction of sin » Conviction of sin results of » Misery
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 73:21
Prayers for Psalm 73:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Ways Vindicated
20
Like a dream [which seems real] until one awakens,
O Lord, when stirred, [You observe the wicked], You will despise their image.
When my heart was embittered
And I was pierced within [as with the fang of an adder],
Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
Cross References
Job 16:13
“His arrows surround me.
He pierces my kidneys (vital organs) without mercy;
He pours out my gall on the ground.
Psalm 37:1
Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;
Psalm 37:7
Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him;
Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Lamentations 3:13
He has caused the arrows of His quiver
To enter my inner parts.