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I forget to eat my food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/102.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My heart is sick, withered like grass, and I have lost my appetite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/102.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My heart is struck down like grass and has withered; I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/102.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/102.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/102.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart has been struck like grass and has withered, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/102.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/102.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My heart has been stricken like grass and it has dried up, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/102.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My heart has been struck like grass and withered, Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/102.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart is suffering, withered like grass; I even forget to eat my food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/102.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart is afflicted, withered like grass; I even forget to eat my food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/102.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/102.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am wasting away like grass, and my appetite is gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/102.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; for I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/102.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My heart is beaten down and withered like grass because I have forgotten about eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/102.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am beaten down like dry grass; I have lost my desire for food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/102.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Withered like grass, my heart is overwhelmed, and I have even forgotten to eat my food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/102.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/102.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/102.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/102.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/102.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget to eat my bread. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/102.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Struck as the herb, and withered, is my heart, "" For I have forgotten to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/102.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Smitten as the herb, and withered, is my heart, For I have forgotten to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/102.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My heart was struck and dried up as grass, that I forget eating my bread.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/102.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I am smitten as grass, and my heart is withered: because I forgot to eat my bread. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/102.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 101:5>I have been cut down like hay, and my heart has withered, for I had forgotten to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/102.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My heart is withered, dried up like grass, too wasted to eat my food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/102.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My heart is stricken and withered like grass; I am too wasted to eat my bread.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/102.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My heart is smitten and withered like grass, so that I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/102.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My heart withers like grass and is dried up because I have forgotten the food of my bread.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/102.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/102.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; for I have forgotten to eat my bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/102-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12498" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">The Prayer of the Afflicted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">My heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: hū·kāh- (V-Hofal-Perf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">is afflicted,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: way·yi·ḇaš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">and withered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6212.htm" title="6212: ḵā·‘ê·śeḇ (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Herb, herbage. From an unused root meaning to glisten; grass.">like grass;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî·šā- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">I even</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: ḵaḥ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">forget</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: mê·’ă·ḵōl (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">to eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: laḥ·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">my bread.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-30.htm">Job 30:30</a></span><br />My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Lamentations 4:8</a></span><br />But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10</a></span><br />For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a></span><br />My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Psalm 119:83</a></span><br />Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Isaiah 24:7</a></span><br />The new wine dries up, the vine withers. All the merrymakers now groan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Isaiah 40:7-8</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-18.htm">Jeremiah 8:18</a></span><br />My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Jeremiah 23:10</a></span><br />For the land is full of adulterers—because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up—their course is evil and their power is misused.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">Ezekiel 37:11</a></span><br />Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-34.htm">Mark 14:34</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27</a></span><br />Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-2.htm">Romans 9:2</a></span><br />I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.</p><p class="hdg">heart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Psalm 6:2,3</a></b></br> Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I <i>am</i> weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-6.htm">Psalm 42:6</a></b></br> O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Psalm 55:4,5</a></b></br> My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me… </p><p class="hdg">withered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Psalm 102:11</a></b></br> My days <i>are</i> like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-2.htm">Psalm 37:2</a></b></br> For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Isaiah 40:7</a></b></br> The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people <i>is</i> grass.</p><p class="hdg">so that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Psalm 102:9</a></b></br> For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/1-7.htm">1 Samuel 1:7,8</a></b></br> And <i>as</i> he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ezra 10:6</a></b></br> Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and <i>when</i> he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Blighted</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/88-12.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/psalms/95-5.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/100-3.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/psalms/101-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/psalms/96-10.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/psalms/94-18.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/psalms/90-6.htm">Withered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hosea/9-16.htm">Blighted</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/psalms/102-6.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/103-2.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/psalms/106-13.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/psalms/105-12.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Withered</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 102</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-12.htm">He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">The mercies of God are to be recorded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/102-23.htm">He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This affliction can be seen as a reflection of the human condition in a fallen world, echoing the lamentations found in other scriptures such as <a href="/lamentations/3-19.htm">Lamentations 3:19-20</a>. The heart's affliction is also a reminder of the need for divine intervention and comfort, as seen in <a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Psalm 34:18</a>, where the Lord is near to the brokenhearted.<p><b>and withered like grass;</b><br>The imagery of grass withering is frequently used in the Bible to depict the frailty and transience of human life (<a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a>, <a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a>). In the arid climate of the ancient Near East, grass would quickly wither under the scorching sun, symbolizing how quickly life can fade without sustenance. This metaphor underscores the psalmist's sense of despair and the need for God's sustaining power, which is a recurring theme throughout the Psalms.<p><b>I even forget to eat my bread.</b><br>Forgetting to eat bread indicates a level of distress that affects basic human functions. Bread, a staple in the ancient Near Eastern diet, represents sustenance and life. The psalmist's neglect of eating signifies profound sorrow and preoccupation with suffering, similar to the fasting seen in times of mourning or repentance (<a href="/2_samuel/12-16.htm">2 Samuel 12:16-17</a>). This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who in His own suffering, fasted and prayed, focusing on spiritual sustenance over physical needs (<a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Matthew 4:2-4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Psalm 102</a>, traditionally believed to be David or another figure experiencing deep personal distress and seeking God's intervention.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, the broader context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/102.htm">Psalm 102</a> includes a focus on Zion, representing God's chosen place and people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate recipient of the Psalmist's lament and the one who can provide relief and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_affliction.htm">Understanding Affliction</a></b><br>Recognize that feelings of affliction and spiritual dryness are part of the human experience and are expressed throughout the Psalms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_frailty_of_life.htm">The Frailty of Life</a></b><br>The imagery of withered grass serves as a reminder of life's brevity and the importance of seeking eternal truths and comfort in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>Just as physical bread sustains the body, spiritual nourishment through God's Word and prayer is essential for the soul, especially in times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite personal afflictions, God's faithfulness remains constant. Trust in His promises and seek His presence for comfort and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>In times of personal struggle, seek support from fellow believers who can provide encouragement and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_102.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 102</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_37_4_with_reality.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 37:4 with real-world evidence where even the most faithful often do not receive the desires of their hearts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_suffer_despite_psalm_23_2.htm">Psalm 23:2 - If God leads believers to 'green pastures,' why does widespread suffering and famine persist among the faithful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_'fear_no_evil'_amid_global_crises.htm">Psalm 23:4 - How can one 'fear no evil' when global catastrophes, diseases, and violence still afflict even the devout?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_we_verify_blessings_to_the_'good'.htm">In Psalm 125:4, how can we verify that blessings consistently come only to the 'good' and 'upright' in heart, when evidence suggests otherwise?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/102.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Smitten.</span>--As by the sun. Exactly as in <a href="/hosea/9-16.htm" title="Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yes, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.">Hosea 9:16</a>.<p><span class= "bld">So that I forget.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">for I have forgotten, </span>&c. For this mark of deep sorrow comp. <a href="/1_samuel/1-7.htm" title="And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.">1Samuel 1:7</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/20-34.htm" title="So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.">1Samuel 20:34</a>, &c. (Comp. Homer, <span class= "ital">Iliad, xxiv.</span> 129.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/102.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My heart is smitten.</span> As with a stroke from the sun (see <a href="/psalms/121-6.htm">Psalm 121:6</a>; <a href="/hosea/9-16.htm">Hosea 9:16</a>). And withered like grass. As grass upon the house tops (<a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Psalm 129:6</a>), or, indeed, in any exposed place under an Eastern sun. <span class="cmt_word">So that I forget to eat my bread;</span> literally, <span class="accented">for I forget</span>, etc. The fact is adduced as a proof of the heart's condition (comp. <a href="/job/33-20.htm">Job 33:20</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/1-7.htm">1 Samuel 1:7</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/20-34.htm">1 Samuel 20:34</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/102-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is afflicted,</span><br /><span class="heb">הוּכָּֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(hū·kāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and withered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּבַ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·ḇaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like grass;</span><br /><span class="heb">כָ֭עֵשֶׂב</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·‘ê·śeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6212.htm">Strong's 6212: </a> </span><span class="str2">Herb, herbage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I even</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî·šā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forget</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(ḵaḥ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to eat</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֲכֹ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ă·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my bread.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחְמִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(laḥ·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/102-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 102:4 My heart is blighted like grass (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 102:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/102-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 102:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 102:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>