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Psalm 102:4

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102:4My heart is parched6 and withered like grass,

for I am unable7 to eat food.8

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Footnotes

  1. 6 Heb “struck, attacked.”
  2. 7 Heb “I forget.”
  3. 8 I am unable to eat food. During his time of mourning, the psalmist refrained from eating. In the following verse he describes metaphorically the physical effects of fasting.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

My heart is struck down like grass and has withered;

I forget to eat my bread.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My heart is blighted and withered like grass;

I forget to eat my food.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

My heart is suffering, withered like grass;

I even forget to eat my food.

NLTNew Living Translation

My heart is sick, withered like grass,

and I have lost my appetite.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

My heart is struck like grass and withers.

Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.

KJV 1900King James Version

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass;

So that I forget to eat my bread.