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Psalms 73:16
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14 For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.
16 When I thought how to understand this,
It was1 too painful for me— 
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their aend. 
18 Surely aYou set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction. 
19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.
21 Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was1 vexed in my mind. 
22 aI was so foolish and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You. 
Verse Comparison: Psalms 73:16

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American Standard Version
When I thought how I might know this, It was too painful for me;

Amplified® Bible
But when I considered how to understand this, it was too great an effort for me {and} too painful

Contemporary English Version
It was hard for me to understand all this!

Darby English Version
When I thought to be able to know this, it was a grievous task in mine eyes;

Good News Bible
I tried to think this problem through, but it was too difficult for me

King James Version
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

New American Standard Bible
When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight

New International Version
When I tried to understand all this,
it was oppressive to me

New King James Version
When I thought how to understand this,
It was too painful for me—

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When I pondered to understand this, It seemed troublesome in my sight

Revised Standard Version
But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task,

Young's Literal Translation
And I think to know this, Perverseness it `is' in mine eyes,

New English Translation
When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.1


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