Psalms 73:21
For my soul was grieved, and I was pricked in my heart.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
In Context
20As a dream from awakening, O LORD, when thou waken, thou will despise their form.
22So I was brutish, and ignorant. I was a beast before thee.
Cross References
Psalms 37:1Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness.
Psalms 73:3For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:16-21
The End of the Wicked. 15 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. 18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. 19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →