Psalms

Psalm 102:10–11

¹⁰because of Your indignation and wrath,

for You have picked me up and cast me aside.

¹¹My days are like lengthening shadows,

and I wither away like grass.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because of	מִפְּנֵֽי־	mip·pə·nê-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6440 face, before
Your indignation	זַֽעַמְךָ֥	za·‘am·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2195 indignation
and wrath	וְקִצְפֶּ֑ךָ	wə·qiṣ·pe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7110 wrath
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You have picked me up	נְ֝שָׂאתַ֗נִי	nə·śā·ṯa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and cast me aside	וַתַּשְׁלִיכֵֽנִי׃	wat·taš·lî·ḵê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My days	יָ֭מַי	yā·may	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3117 day
are like lengthening	נָט֑וּי	nā·ṭui	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
shadows	כְּצֵ֣ל	kə·ṣêl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H6738 shadow
and I	וַ֝אֲנִ֗י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
wither away	אִיבָֽשׁ׃	’î·ḇāš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
like grass	כָּעֵ֥שֶׂב	kā·‘ê·śeḇ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6212 herb, herbage

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 102:10 Psalm 38:3 · 2 Corinthians 4:9 · Romans 3:19 · Lamentations 3:39–42 · Lamentations 1:18 · Psalm 147:6 · Psalm 90:7–9

Psalm 102:11 Job 14:2 · Psalm 109:23 · Psalm 144:4 · 1 Peter 1:24 · James 1:10 · James 4:14 · Isaiah 40:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.