King James Version
Psalms 73:22 in the King James Version says “So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ignorant: Heb. I knew not before Heb. with” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 73 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ignorant: Heb. I knew not before Heb. with”
Psalms 73:22 · KJV
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ignorant: Heb. I knew not before Heb. with
Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“So foolish”
H1198properly, foot (as consumed); i.e., (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupid
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“was I and ignorant”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
“I was as a beast”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
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