Psalms 102:3

102:2 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. like: or, (as some read) into smoke

KJV

Save image

For my days consume away like smoke. My bones are burned as a torch.

For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

102:4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

What does Psalms 102:3 mean?

Psalms 102:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹם (yôwm), כָּלָה (kâlâh), עָשָׁן (ʻâshân).

Hebrew interlinear

For

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

consumedכָּלָהkâlâh/kaw-law'/H3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

smoke,עָשָׁןʻâshân/aw-shawn'/H6227smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)

and

bonesעֶצֶםʻetsem/eh'tsem/H6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame

are

burnedחָרַרchârar/khaw-rar'/H2787to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion)

hearth.מוֹקֵדmôwqêd/mo-kade'/H4168a fire or fuel; abstractly, a conflagration

like:

or,

(as

some

read)

into

smoke

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 102:3.

Genesis 2:2

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Genesis 7:13

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 102:3 say?

Psalms 102:3 (King James Version) reads: "For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. like: or, (as some read) into smoke"

Is Psalms 102:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

Reflect

As you read Psalms 102:3, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

Plan a sermon or study on Psalms 102:3 →

← 102:2 102:4 →