Psalm 73:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When I ponderedוָֽ֭אֲחַשְּׁבָה
(va·'a·cha·she·vah)
2803: to think, accounta prim. root
to understandלָדַ֣עַת
(la·da·'at)
3045: to knowa prim. root
this, 
 
384: "with me is God," an Isr. nameperhaps from eth and el
It was troublesomeעָמָ֖ל
(a·mal)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
in my sightבְעֵינָֽי׃
(ve·'ei·nai.)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
When I thought
chashab  (khaw-shab')
to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
to know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
this it was too painful
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
for me
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When I pondered to understand this, It was troublesome in my sight

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When I tried to understand all this, it seemed hopeless

International Standard Version
When I tried to understand this, it was too difficult for me

NET Bible
When I tried to make sense of this, it was troubling to me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
It is evil in my eyes.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But when I tried to understand this, it was too difficult for me.

King James 2000 Bible
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
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