Psalms 73:22 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“So foolish {was} I, and ignorant: I was {as} a beast before thee. {ignorant: Heb. I knew not} {before Heb. with}”

Psalms 73:22

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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.

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me {to} glory.

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Psalms 73:1

"[A Psalm of Asaph.] Truly God {is} good to Israel, {even} to such as are of a clean heart. {of: or, for} {Truly: or, Yet} {of...: Heb. clean of heart}"

Psalms 73:2

"But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped."

Psalms 73:3

"For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked."

Psalms 73:4

"For {there are} no bands in their death: but their strength {is} firm. {firm: Heb. fat}"

Psalms 73:5

"They {are} not in trouble {as other} men; neither are they plagued like {other} men. {in...: Heb. in the trouble of other men} {like: Heb. with}"

Psalms 73:6

"Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them {as} a garment."

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