Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
When I chose to be bitter I was emotionally pained.
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
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,
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 when one awakens, Lord, you will despise their image when you arise. 21 When I chose to be bitter I was emotionally pained. 22 Then, I was too stupid and didn't realize I was acting like a wild animal with you.
Cross References
Job 16:13
His archers surround me, slashing open my kidneys without pity; he pours out my gall on the ground.
Psalm 37:1
Don't be angry because of those who do evil, do not be jealous because of those who commit iniquity.
Psalm 37:7
Be silent in the LORD's presence and wait patiently for him. Don't be angry because of the one whose way prospers or the one who implements evil schemes.
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious of the proud when I observed the prosperity of the wicked.
Lamentations 3:13
He caused his war arrows to pierce my vital organs.