Psalms 102:10

102:9 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.

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Because of your indignation and your wrath, for you have taken me up, and thrown me away.

Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

Because of your indignation and your wrath: for you have lifted me up, and cast me down.

102:11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.

What does Psalms 102:10 mean?

Psalms 102:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּנִים (pânîym), זַעַם (zaʻam), קֶצֶף (qetseph).

Hebrew interlinear

Becauseפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

thine

indignationזַעַםzaʻam/zah'-am/H2195strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)

and

thy

wrath:קֶצֶףqetseph/keh'-tsef/H7110a splinter (as chipped off); figuratively, rage or strife

for

thou

hast

lifted

up,נָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

and

cast

down.שָׁלַךְshâlak/shaw-lak/H7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 102:10.

Deuteronomy 29:28

And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.

Jeremiah 10:10

But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. true: Heb. God of truth everlasting: Heb. king of eternity

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 102:10 say?

Psalms 102:10 (King James Version) reads: "Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down."

Is Psalms 102:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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