Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,
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:
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:
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 As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image. 21 When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins, 22 Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was as a beast with thee.
Cross References
Job 16:13
His arrows encompass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
Psalm 37:1
{A Psalm of David.} Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;
Psalm 37:7
Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious at the arrogant, seeing the prosperity of the wicked.
Lamentations 3:13
He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.