Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 73:21 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.”
Psalms 73:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
How are they {brought} into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
As a dream when {one} awaketh; {so}, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
So foolish {was} I, and ignorant: I was {as} a beast before thee. {ignorant: Heb. I knew not} {before Heb. with}
Nevertheless I {am} continually with thee: thou hast holden {me} by my right hand.
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