Psalms 102:12
My days have declined like a shadow, and I am withered like grass.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
In Context
11Because of thy anger and indignation: for having lifted me up thou hast thrown me down.
13But thou, O Lord, endurest for ever: and thy memorial to all generations.
Cross References
Exodus 3:15And God said again to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me to you: This is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
Job 8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant that our days upon earth are but a shadow:)
Psalms 9:7The swords of the enemy have failed unto the end: and their cities thou hast destroyed. Their memory hath perished with a noise.
Psalms 90:6In the morning man shall grow up like grass; in the morning he shall flourish and pass away: in the evening he shall fall, grow dry, and wither.
Psalms 109:23I am taken away like the shadow when it declineth: and I am shaken off as locusts.
Isaiah 44:6Thus saith the Lord the king of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts: I am the brat, and I am the last, and besides me there is no God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:2-12
Complaints in Affliction. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord , and let my cry come unto thee. 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. 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a hearth. 4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin. 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert. 7 I… Read the whole commentary →