Psalms 102:9
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
Psalms 102:9 in other translations
| BSB | For I have eaten ashes like bread and mixed my drink with tears |
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| WEB | For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears, |
| ASV | For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping, |
| YLT | Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled, |
| DARBY | For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, |
| BBE | I have had dust for bread and my drink has been mixed with weeping: |
| Webster | For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, |
What does Psalms 102:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 102:1-11
The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but here, is often elsewhere, the Holy Ghost has put words into our mouths. Here is a prayer put into the hands of the afflicted; let them present it to God. Even good men may be almost overwhelmed with afflictions. It is our duty and interest to pray; and it is comfort to an afflicted spirit to unburden itself, by a humble representation of its griefs. We must…
Psalms 102:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 102:9
- Psalms 42:3
My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
- Job 3:24
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
- Isaiah 44:20
He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
- Psalms 80:5
Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.
- Lamentations 3:48-49
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
- Micah 1:10
Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
- Psalms 69:21
They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
- Lamentations 3:15-16
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood. He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
- Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.
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Context
- Psalms 102:8
Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
- Psalms 102:9
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
- Psalms 102:10
Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
Psalms 102:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por lo que como la ceniza á manera de pan, y mi bebida mezclo con lloro, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tout le jour mes ennemis m’outragent; ceux qui sont furieux contre moi jurent par moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn Asche esse ich wie Brot, und meinen Trank vermische ich mit Tränen |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Non in perpetuum irascetur, neque in æternum comminabitur. |