Psalms 73:21
When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
BSB
ASV
For my soul was grieved, And I was pricked in my heart:
KJV
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The holy poet here reviews his inward struggle and awards himself censure for his folly. His pain had been intense; he says, Thus my heart was grieved. It was a deep seated sorrow, and one which penetrated his inmost being. Alexander reads it, "My heart is soured." His spirit had become embittered; he had judged in a harsh, crabbed, surly manner. He had become atrabilious, full of black bile, melancholy, and choleric; he had poisoned his own life at the fountain head, and made all its streams to be bitter as gall. And I was pricked in my reins.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Psalms 37:1Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
leads to
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
Through
Psalms 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
leads to
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.