Mazmur 73:21-22

73:21 Yes, ¹  my spirit was bitter, ² 

and my insides felt sharp pain. ³ 

73:22 I was ignorant ⁴  and lacked insight; ⁵ 

I was as senseless as an animal before you. ⁶ 

[73:21]  ¹ tn Or perhaps “when.”

[73:21]  ² tn The imperfect verbal form here describes a continuing attitude in a past time frame.

[73:21]  ³ tn Heb “and [in] my kidneys I was pierced.” The imperfect verbal form here describes a continuing condition in a past time frame.

[73:22]  ⁴ tn Or “brutish, stupid.”

[73:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “and I was not knowing.”

[73:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “an animal I was with you.”