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Psalms 73:22

So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

KJV

Exsurge, Deus, judica causam tuam ; memor esto improperiorum tuorum, eorum quæ ab insipiente sunt tota die.

Vulgate

ἀνάστα, ὁ θεός, δίκασον τὴν δίκην σου· μνήσθητι τῶν ὀνειδισμῶν σου τῶν ὑπὸ ἄφρονος ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν.

LXX

So brutish was I, and ignorant; I wasasa beast before thee.

ASV

וַ/אֲנִי בַ֭עַר וְ/לֹ֣א אֵדָ֑ע בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת הָיִ֥יתִי עִמָּֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
בַ֣עַר
b'r
adjective · 5×
בְּהֵמָ֑ה
bhmh
noun · 189×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 3:18 — I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
  • Eccl 3:18 — I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
  • Eph 5:15 — See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
  • Isa 1:3 — The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
  • Job 11:12 — For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
  • Job 18:3 — Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
  • Prov 5:12 — And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
  • Prov 30:2 — Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
  • Prov 30:2 — Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
  • Ps 32:9 — Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
  • Ps 49:10 — For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
  • Ps 49:10 — For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
  • Ps 92:6 — A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
  • Ps 92:6 — A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
  • Ps 94:8 — Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?