Psalms 73:22
But, I, was brutish, and could not perceive, Like the beasts, had I become before thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
In Context
21But my heart had grown embittered, And, in my reins, had I received wounds;
23Nevertheless, I, am continually before thee, Thou hast taken hold of my right hand;
Cross References
Job 18:3Wherefore are we accounted like beasts? or appear stupid, in thine eyes?
Psalms 49:10For it is seen that, the wise, die, Together with the dullard, and the brutish, do they perish, And leave, to others, their wealth:
Psalms 92:6A man that is brutish, cannot know, And, a dullard, cannot discern this:—
Proverbs 30:2Surely, more brutish, am, I, than any man, nor doth, the understanding of a son of earth, pertain to me;
Isaiah 1:3An ox knoweth, his owner, And an ass his masters crib,—Israel, doth not know, My people doth not consider.
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 →