Passage

Psalms 73.23-24

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

21. For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart: 22. So brutish was I, and ignorant; I was as a beast before thee.

23. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand. 24. Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.

Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 26. My flesh and my heart faileth; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever. (Psalms 73:21-26, ASV)

WEB

21. For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart. 22. I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.

23. Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand. 24. You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. 26. My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalms 73:21-26, WEB)

KJV

21. Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 22. So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ^{ignorant: Heb. I knew not} ^{before Heb. with}

23. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 26. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. ^{strength: Heb. rock} (Psalms 73:21-26, KJV)

YLT

21. For my heart doth show itself violent, And my reins prick themselves, 22. And I am brutish, and do not know. A beast I have been with Thee.

23. And I [am] continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand. 24. With Thy counsel Thou dost lead me, And after honour dost receive me.

Whom have I in the heavens? And with Thee none I have desired in earth. 26. Consumed hath been my flesh and my heart, The rock of my heart and my portion [is] God to the age. (Psalms 73:21-26, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

H3519 - kavod, kavod, Strong's H3519

Quoted in

Concepts:

Verses on Gods Goodness and Human Worth

Lexicon:

H7585 - sheol, via Psalms 73.24

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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