Psalm 102:9–11
Psalm 102:9–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
9 For I eat ashes as my food
and mingle my drink with tears
10 because of your great wrath,
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;
I wither away like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath:
For thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
11 My days are like a shadow that declineth;
And I am withered like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
9 I eat ashes for food.
My tears run down into my drink
10 because of your anger and wrath.
For you have picked me up and thrown me out.
11 My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.
I am withering away like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
11 My days are like a shadow that lengthens,
And I wither away like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
9 I eat ashes for food,
and my tears fall into my drinks.
10 Because of your great anger,
you have picked me up and thrown me away.
11 My days are like a passing shadow;
I am like dried grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath:
For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.
11 My days are like a shadow that declineth;
And I am withered like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, 10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath; for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. 11 My days are like a lengthened-out shadow, and I, I am withered like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
9 I eat ashes like bread
and my tears are mixed with my drink
10 because of your hostility and anger,
because you have picked me up and thrown me away.
11 My days are like a shadow that is getting longer,
and I wither away like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
9 I eat ashes like bread
and mingle my drinks with tears
10 because of Your indignation and wrath;
for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like a lengthening shadow,
and I wither away like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
9 For I eat ashes like bread,
and mingle tears with my drink,
10 because of your indignation and anger;
for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like an evening shadow;
I wither away like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
9 Indeed, I eat ashes like bread
and mix my drink with tears
10 because of your indignation and anger,
for you have picked me up and thrown me away.
11 My days are like a lengthened shadow,
and I wither like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
9 I eat ashes as my food.
My tears fall into what I’m drinking.
10 You were very angry with me.
So you picked me up and threw me away.
11 The days of my life are like an evening shadow.
I dry up like grass.
Psalm 102:9–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread
And mingled my drink with weeping
10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
11 My days are like a lengthened shadow,
And I wither away like grass.