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,
KJV
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.
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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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 25:34Then 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 28:20And 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 3:19In 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 31:54Then 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 37:25And 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.
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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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