Psalms 73:22
What does Psalms 73:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 73:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So brutish was I, and ignorant; I wasasa beast before thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So brutish was I, and ignorant; I wasasa beast before thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Arise, O God, judge thy own cause: remember thy reproaches with which the foolish man hath reproached thee all the day.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then I was brutish and knew nothing; I was [as] a beast with thee.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 30:2
Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;
- Psalms 49:10
For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
- Isaiah 1:3
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib; but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
- Psalms 69:5
O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.
- Job 18:3
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, Andare become unclean in your sight?
- Psalms 32:9
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Elsethey will not come near unto thee.
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