The Meaning of Psalms 73:21 Explained

Psalms 73:21

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

YLT: For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,

Darby: When my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins,

ASV: For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 73:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalm 73

1  The prophet, prevailing in a temptation
2  Shows the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked
13  The wound given thereby, diffidence
15  The victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose

What do the individual words in Psalms 73:21 mean?

Thus was grieved my heart and in my mind I was vexed
כִּ֭י יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ לְבָבִ֑י וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן

כִּ֭י  Thus 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
יִתְחַמֵּ֣ץ  was  grieved 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָמוּץ 
Sense: to be leavened, be sour.
לְבָבִ֑י  my  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
וְ֝כִלְיוֹתַ֗י  and  in  my  mind 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: כִּלְיָה  
Sense: kidneys.
אֶשְׁתּוֹנָֽן  I  was  vexed 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁנַן 
Sense: to sharpen, whet.

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