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Psalms 73:22

Psalms 73:22 is verse 22 of Psalms chapter 73, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

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

I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.

Psalms 73:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible

20 Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

21 When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

22 I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

23 Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.

24 You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 69:5
You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.

Psalms 92:6
A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,

Proverbs 30:2
Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

Ecclesiastes 3:18
I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

Psalms 32:9
Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.

Isaiah 1:3
The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”