21 Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was [a]vexed in my mind.

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  1. Psalm 73:21 Lit. pierced in my kidneys

21 When my heart was grieved
    and my spirit embittered,

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Rest in the Lord, (A)and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who (B)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.

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Be still(A) before the Lord
    and wait patiently(B) for him;
do not fret(C) when people succeed in their ways,(D)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.(E)

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13 His archers surround me.
He pierces my [a]heart and does not pity;
He pours out my gall on the ground.

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  1. Job 16:13 Lit. kidneys

13     his archers surround me.(A)
Without pity, he pierces(B) my kidneys
    and spills my gall on the ground.

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13 He has caused (A)the [a]arrows of His quiver
To pierce my [b]loins.

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  1. Lamentations 3:13 Lit. sons of
  2. Lamentations 3:13 Lit. kidneys

13 He pierced(A) my heart
    with arrows from his quiver.(B)

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(A)For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the (B)wicked.

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For I envied(A) the arrogant
    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(B)

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The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked

A Psalm of David.

37 Do(A) not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.

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Psalm 37[a]

Of David.

Do not fret because of those who are evil
    or be envious(A) of those who do wrong;(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.