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Psalms 102:11

102:10 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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My days are like a long shadow. I have withered like grass.

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

My days are like a shadow that declines; and I am withered like grass.

102:12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

What does Psalms 102:11 mean?

Psalms 102:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), צֵל (tsêl), נָטָה (nâṭâh).

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My
daysיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
are
like
a
shadowצֵלtsêl/tsale/H6738shade, whether literal or figurative
that
declineth;נָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application
and
I
am
witheredיָבֵשׁyâbêsh/yaw-bashe'/H3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
like
grass.עֶשֶׂבʻeseb/eh'seb/H6212grass (or any tender shoot)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 102:11.

Exodus 10:12

And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

Exodus 9:22

And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 42:15

I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.

Psalms 102:4

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

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What does Psalms 102:11 say?

Psalms 102:11 (King James Version) reads: "My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass."

Is Psalms 102:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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