Psalms
Psalm 102:4–5
4My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass;
I even forget to eat my bread.
5Through my loud groaning
my skin hangs on my bones.
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.
Psalm 102:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My heart | לִבִּ֑י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| is afflicted | הוּכָּֽה־ | hū·kāh- | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| and withered | וַיִּבַ֣שׁ | way·yi·ḇaš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3001 be dry, dried up, withered |
| like grass | כָ֭עֵשֶׂב | ḵā·‘ê·śeḇ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6212 herb, herbage |
| I even | כִּֽי־ | kî·šā- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| forget | שָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּי | šā·k̲aḥ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7911 forget |
| to eat | מֵאֲכֹ֥ל | mê·’ă·ḵōl | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| my bread | לַחְמִֽי׃ | laḥ·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3899 bread, food |
Psalm 102:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through my loud | מִקּ֥וֹל | miq·qō·wl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| groaning | אַנְחָתִ֑י | ’an·ḥā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H585 sighing, groaning |
| my skin | לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃ | liḇ·śā·rî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1320 flesh |
| hangs on | דָּבְקָ֥ה | dā·ḇə·qāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| my bones | עַ֝צְמִ֗י | ‘aṣ·mî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H6106 bone, substance, self |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 102:4 Isaiah 40:7 · Psalm 37:2 · Ezra 10:6 · 2 Samuel 12:17 · Matthew 26:37–38 · Psalm 77:3 · Acts 9:9 · 1 Samuel 1:7–8
Psalm 102:5 Job 19:20 · Proverbs 17:22 · Lamentations 4:8 · Psalm 32:3–4 · Psalm 6:8 · Psalm 38:8–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.