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Psalms 102:11
11My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun]; And as for me, I wither away like grass.
Psalms 102:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
- New International Version (NIV)My days are like the evening shadow; I wither away like grass.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass.
Context of Psalms 102:11
9For I have eaten ashes like bread, And have mingled my drink with tears 10Because of Your indignation and Your wrath, For You have lifted me up and thrown me away. My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun]; And as for me, I wither away like grass. 12But You, O Lord, are enthroned forever [ruling eternally as sovereign]; And [the fame and glory of] Your name [endures] to all generations. 13You will arise and have compassion on Zion, For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her; Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.
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יָ֭מַי כְּצֵ֣ל נָט֑וּי וַ֝אֲנִ֗י כָּעֵ֥שֶׂב אִיבָֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 102:11
- Psalms 102:3For my days have vanished in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
- Psalms 39:5Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths, And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight. Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.
- Psalms 109:23I am vanishing like a shadow when it lengthens and fades; I am shaken off like the locust.
- Psalms 144:4Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a shadow that passes away.
- Job 14:2Like a flower he comes forth and withers; He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.
- Ecclesiastes 6:12For who [limited by human wisdom] knows what is good for man during his lifetime, during the few days of his futile life? He spends them like a shadow [staying busy, but achieving nothing of lasting value]. For who can tell a man what will happen after him [to his work, his treasure, his plans] under the sun [after his life is over]?
- James 4:14Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen in your life tomorrow. [What is secure in your life?] You are merely a vapor [like a puff of smoke or a wisp of steam from a cooking pot] that is visible for a little while and then vanishes [into thin air].
- Psalms 102:4My heart has been struck like grass and withered, Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food.
- Isaiah 40:6A voice says, “Call out [prophesy].” Then he answered, “What shall I call out?” [The voice answered:] All humanity is [as frail as] grass, and all that makes it attractive [its charm, its loveliness] is [momentary] like the flower of the field.
- James 1:10and the rich man is to glory in being humbled [by trials revealing human frailty, knowing true riches are found in the grace of God], for like the flower of the grass he will pass away.
- 1 Peter 1:24For, “All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers And the flower falls off,
Commentaries on Psalms 102:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11My days are like a shadow that declineth - Or rather, My days decline like the shadow. I have passed my meridian, and the sun of my prosperity is about to set for ever. There may be here an allusion to the declination of the sun towards the south, which, by shortening their days, would greatly lengthen their nights. Similar to the exclamation of a contemporary prophet, Jeremiah 8:20; : "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved."…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11My days are like a shadow that declineth - The shadow made by the gnomon on a sun-dial, which marks the hours as they pass. See 2 Kings 20:10. The idea is that the shadow made by the descending sun was about to disappear altogether. It had become less distinct and clear, and it would soon vanish. It would seem from this, that the dial was so made that the shadow indicating the hour ascended when the sun ascended, and declined when the sun went down. See…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The psalmist feels that life is empty and short (Psalms 102:4; 109:23; 144:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. shadow ... declineth--soon to vanish in the darkness of night.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 102
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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