Like A Beast - Psalms 73:21-22

Psalms 73:21-22 ESV 

When my soul was embittered,

when I was pricked in heart,

I was brutish and ignorant;

I was like a beast toward you.

Being apart from God makes a man similar to a beast on a spiritual level. A beast has no inkling of God and and a man with similar understanding is described here as "brutish and ignorant".

With Jesus, we are able to rise from the fields and stand before God with newness of life.

Draw near as He has drawn near and take refuge in His mercy. 

Psalms 73:27-28

For behold, those who are far from you shall perish;

you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.

But for me it is good to be near God;

I have made the Lord God my refuge,

that I may tell of all your works.