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Psalm 102:3–11

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3For my days vanish like smoke;j

my bonesk burn like glowing embers.

4My heart is blighted and withered like grass;l

I forget to eat my food.m

5In my distress I groan aloudn

and am reduced to skin and bones.

6I am like a desert owl,o

like an owl among the ruins.

7I lie awake;p I have become

like a bird aloneq on a roof.

8All day long my enemiesr taunt me;s

those who rail against me use my name as a curse.t

9For I eat ashesu as my food

and mingle my drink with tearsv

10because of your great wrath,w

for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.

11My days are like the evening shadow;x

I withery away like grass.

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Cross references

  1. jSee Ps 37:20; See Jas 4:14
  2. kLa 1:13
  3. lSee Ps 37:2; 90:5–6
  4. mSee 1 Sa 1:7; See Ezr 10:6; See Job 33:20
  5. nSee Ps 6:6
  6. oSee Dt 14:15–17; Job 30:29; Isa 34:11; Zep 2:14
  7. pPs 77:4
  8. qPs 38:11
  9. rSee Ps 31:11
  10. sSee Ps 42:10; Lk 22:63–65; 23:35–37
  11. tSee Ex 22:28; Isa 65:15; Jer 24:9; 25:18; 42:18; 44:12; Eze 14:8; Zec 8:13
  12. uIsa 44:20
  13. vPs 6:6; 42:3; 80:5
  14. wPs 7:11; 38:3
  15. xSee 1 Ch 29:15; See Job 14:2; See Ps 39:6
  16. ySee Job 8:12; Jas 1:10

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For my days pass away like smoke,

and my bones burn like a furnace.

My heart is struck down like grass and has withered;

I forget to eat my bread.

Because of my loud groaning

my bones cling to my flesh.

I am like a desert owl of the wilderness,

like an owl of the waste places;

I lie awake;

I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.

All the day my enemies taunt me;

those who deride me use my name for a curse.

For I eat ashes like bread

and mingle tears with my drink,

because of your indignation and anger;

for you have taken me up and thrown me down.

My days are like an evening shadow;

I wither away like grass.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For my days vanish like smoke,

and my bones burn like a furnace.

My heart is suffering, withered like grass;

I even forget to eat my food.

Because of the sound of my groaning,

my flesh sticks to my bones.

I am like an eagle owl,

like a little owl among the ruins.

I stay awake;

I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

My enemies taunt me all day long;

they ridicule and use my name as a curse.

I eat ashes like bread

and mingle my drinks with tears

because of your indignation and wrath;

for you have picked me up and thrown me aside.

My days are like a lengthening shadow,

and I wither away like grass.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

For my days disappear like smoke,

and my bones burn like red-hot coals.

My heart is sick, withered like grass,

and I have lost my appetite.

Because of my groaning,

I am reduced to skin and bones.

I am like an owl in the desert,

like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.

I lie awake,

lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.

My enemies taunt me day after day.

They mock and curse me.

I eat ashes for food.

My tears run down into my drink

because of your anger and wrath.

For you have picked me up and thrown me out.

My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.

I am withering away like grass.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

for my days vanish in smoke,

and my bones are charred like a hearth.

My heart is struck like grass and withers.

Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.

Because of the sound of my groaning

my bones cling to my skin.

I am like an owl of the wilderness;

I am like a little owl of the ruins.

I lie awake and I am

like a lone bird on a roof.

All the day my enemies reproach me;

those who mock me swear oaths against me.

Indeed, I eat ashes like bread

and mix my drink with tears

because of your indignation and anger,

for you have picked me up and thrown me away.

My days are like a lengthened shadow,

and I wither like grass.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

For my days are consumed like smoke,

And my bones are burned as an hearth.

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass;

So that I forget to eat my bread.

By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

I am like a pelican of the wilderness:

I am like an owl of the desert.

I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

Mine enemies reproach me all the day;

And they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

For I have eaten ashes like bread,

And mingled my drink with weeping,

Because of thine indignation and thy wrath:

For thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

My days are like a shadow that declineth;

And I am withered like grass.

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