Psalms 73:21

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,”

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BSBPD

“When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 73:21 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 16:13His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
  2. Psalms 37:1Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
  3. Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
  4. Psalms 73:3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
  5. Lamentations 3:13He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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