Psalms
Psalm 102:11
11My days are like lengthening shadows,
and I wither away like grass.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.