Psalms 102:3-11

3For my days have vanished in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.

4My heart has been struck like grass and withered, Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food.

5Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble] My bones cling to my flesh.

6I am like a [mournful] vulture of the wilderness; I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland.

7I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning], I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

8My enemies taunt me all day long; Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.

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.

11My days are like an evening shadow that lengthens and vanishes [with the sun]; And as for me, I wither away like grass.