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Psalms 102:9

102:8 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,

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For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.

102:10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

What does Psalms 102:9 mean?

Psalms 102:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָכַל (ʼâkal), אֵפֶר (ʼêpher), לֶחֶם (lechem).

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For
I
have
eatenאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
ashesאֵפֶרʼêpher/ay'-fer/H665ashes
like
bread,לֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
and
mingledמָסַךְmâçak/maw-sak'/H4537to mix, especially wine (with spices)
my
drinkשִׁקֻּוshiqquv/shif-koov'/H8249(plural collective) a draught
with
weeping,בְּכִיBᵉkîy/bek-ee'/H1065a weeping; by analogy, a dripping

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 102:9.

Esther 4:3

And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. many: Heb. sackcloth and ashes were laid under many

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Genesis 3:19

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Genesis 31:54

Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount. offered: or, killed beasts

Genesis 37:25

And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 102:9 say?

Psalms 102:9 (King James Version) reads: "For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,"

Is Psalms 102:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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