Psalms 73:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 8:17 : 17 then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.
  • Luke 18:32-34 : 32 'He will be handed over to the Gentiles, mocked, abused, and spit upon.' 33 'They will flog him and kill him, but on the third day, he will rise.' 34 The disciples understood none of this. The meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what he was saying.
  • John 16:18-19 : 18 They said, 'What does he mean by “a little while”? We do not know what he is talking about.' 19 Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, 'Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, “A little while and you will no longer see me; and again a little while and you will see me”?'
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and His ways beyond tracing out!
  • Ps 36:6 : 6 Lord, your steadfast love reaches to the heavens; your faithfulness to the clouds.
  • Ps 39:6 : 6 Behold, You have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before You. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.
  • Ps 77:19 : 19 Your thunder echoed in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.
  • Ps 97:2 : 2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
  • Prov 30:2-3 : 2 Surely I am more ignorant than anyone, and I lack human understanding. 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 73:17
    81%

    17Until I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.

  • Ps 73:21-22
    2 verses
    78%

    21When my heart was embittered and my spirit was pierced within me,

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

  • Ps 139:6
    78%

    6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

  • Ps 73:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14For I am stricken all day long and chastened every morning.

    15If I had spoken out like that, I would have betrayed Your children.

  • Job 42:3
    77%

    3You asked, 'Who is this that obscures counsel without knowledge?' Surely, I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

  • Eccl 7:23-25
    3 verses
    75%

    23All this I tested by wisdom and said, 'I will be wise,' but it was beyond me.

    24What exists is far off and exceedingly deep—who can discover it?

    25I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

  • Eccl 1:16-18
    3 verses
    75%

    16I said to myself, 'Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled Jerusalem before me. I have experienced much wisdom and knowledge.'

    17Then I set my heart to understand wisdom, as well as madness and folly, but I learned that this too is a chasing after the wind.

    18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

  • Ps 73:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2But as for me, my feet almost slipped, my steps nearly stumbled.

    3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  • Ps 38:17
    73%

    17For I said, "Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me."

  • Eccl 1:13
    73%

    13I set my heart to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a burdensome task God has given to the human race to occupy themselves with!

  • Jer 8:18
    73%

    18My grief is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.

  • Jer 10:19
    72%

    19Woe to me because of my brokenness! My wound is incurable. Yet I said, 'This is my suffering, and I must endure it.'

  • Isa 38:15
    72%

    15What shall I say? He has spoken to me, and He has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.

  • Job 23:3
    72%

    3If only I knew where to find him, so that I might come to his dwelling.

  • Ps 39:2-4
    3 verses
    72%

    2I said, 'I will guard my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will keep a muzzle on my mouth while the wicked are in my presence.'

    3I was silent in stillness; I held my peace even from good, but my sorrow was stirred up.

    4My heart grew hot within me; as I meditated, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

  • Job 17:11
    72%

    11My days have passed, my plans are broken off, and the desires of my heart are gone.

  • Ps 139:23
    72%

    23Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

  • Ps 55:4
    71%

    4From the voice of the enemy, and from the oppression of the wicked—for they bring down trouble on me and in their anger they hate me.

  • Job 23:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15That is why I am terrified in his presence; when I consider, I am afraid of him.

    16God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

  • Ps 142:3
    71%

    3I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my troubles to Him.

  • Job 34:32
    71%

    32'Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.'

  • Job 6:10
    71%

    10It would still be my comfort— I would even exult in the midst of unrelenting pain— for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

  • Job 31:23
    71%

    23For I have always feared disaster from God, and because of His majesty, I could not do such a thing.

  • Ps 73:11
    71%

    11They say, 'How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?'

  • Prov 30:3
    71%

    3I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.

  • Ps 116:3
    71%

    3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

  • Lam 3:1
    71%

    1I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of His wrath.

  • Eccl 8:16
    71%

    16When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to observe the work that is done on earth, even though people do not see sleep with their eyes day or night,

  • Eccl 2:20
    70%

    20So I turned my heart to despair over all the hard work with which I had labored under the sun.

  • Job 16:6
    70%

    6If I speak, my pain is not relieved; and if I refrain, what do I lose?

  • Isa 21:3
    70%

    3Therefore my body is filled with trembling; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I am bent over by what I heard; I am dismayed by what I saw.

  • Ps 77:3
    70%

    3In the day of my trouble, I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out at night and did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

  • Eccl 2:15
    70%

    15Then I said in my heart, 'What happens to the fool will also happen to me. So why have I been so very wise?' And I concluded in my heart, 'This too is meaningless.'

  • Ps 77:10
    70%

    10Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has He in anger shut up His compassion? Selah.

  • Isa 38:10
    70%

    10I said, "In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years."

  • Ps 39:10
    70%

    10I am mute; I will not open my mouth because You have done this.

  • Jer 11:18
    70%

    18The LORD revealed their plans to me, and I knew what they were plotting, for he showed me their deeds.

  • Ps 143:4
    70%

    4My spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart is appalled inside me.

  • Ps 38:6
    70%

    6My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.

  • Jer 17:16
    70%

    16I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You. I have not desired the day of disaster. You know what has come from my lips; it was before You.