Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.
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:
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.
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 They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them. 21 Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain. 22 I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was as senseless as an animal before you.
Cross References
Job 16:13
his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground.
Psalm 37:1
By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!
Psalm 37:7
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
Psalm 73:3
For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.
Lamentations 3:13
(He) He shot his arrows into my heart.