Psalms 73:22
As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
In Context
21My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief:
23But still I am ever with you; you have taken me by my right hand.
Cross References
Job 18:3Why do we seem as beasts in your eyes, and as completely without knowledge?
Psalms 49:10\49:9\So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
Psalms 92:6\92:5\O Lord, how great are your works! and your thoughts are very deep.
Proverbs 30:2For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:
Isaiah 1:3Even the ox has knowledge of its owner, and the ass of the place where its master puts its food: but Israel has no knowledge, my people give no thought to me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 73:22-28
Devout Confidence. 21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 22 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 27 For, lo, they that are far… Read the whole commentary →