Psalms 102:11
My days come to an end, shadows lengthen, I wither like grass.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
In Context
10Because of your passionate anger, you did raise me, then hurl me to the ground.
12But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever, your fame endures to all generations.
Cross References
Psalms 39:5See! My days you have made but a span, and my life is as nothing before you. It is but as a breath that everyone stands: Selah
Psalms 109:23I am gone like a lengthening shadow, I am shaken off like a locust.
James 4:14yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow! For you are but a puff of smoke that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
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 →