Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,
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.
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.
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 from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, their image Thou despisest. 21 For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves, 22 And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.
Cross References
Job 16:13
Go round against me do his archers. He splitteth my reins, and spareth not, He poureth out to the earth my gall.
Psalm 37:1
By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
Psalm 37:7
Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.
Psalm 73:3
The peace of the wicked I see, That there are no bands at their death,
Lamentations 3:13
He hath caused to enter into my reins The sons of His quiver.