Psalm 73:20-22

King James Version

²⁰As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

²¹Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

²²So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

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Psalm 73:20-22

English Standard Version

²⁰Like ^(A)a dream when one awakes,
    O Lord, when ^(B)you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.
²¹When my soul was embittered,
    when I was pricked in heart,
²²I was ^(C)brutish and ignorant;
    I was like ^(D)a beast toward you.

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Psalm 73:20-22

New International Version

²⁰They are like a dream^(A) when one awakes;^(B)
when you arise, Lord,
you will despise them as fantasies.^(C)

²¹When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
²²I was senseless^(D) and ignorant;
I was a brute beast^(E) before you.

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