Psalms 102:9
He will not be always angry; neither will he be wrathful for ever.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
In Context
8The Lord is compassionate and pitiful, long-suffering, and full of mercy.
10He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.
Cross References
Job 3:24For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being beset with terror.
Psalms 80:5For this is an ordinance for Israel, and a statute of the God of Jacob.
Lamentations 3:15Vau. He has filled me with bitterness, he has drenched me with gall.
Micah 1:10Ye that are in Geth, exalt not yourselves, and ye Enakim, do not rebuild from the ruins of the house in derision: sprinkle dust in the place of your laughter.
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 →