Verse 8

Psalms 102:8

English Revised Version

8 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שָׁקַ֥דְתִּי וָ/אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝/צִפּ֗וֹר בּוֹדֵ֥ד עַל גָּֽג
English Translation
I have been watchful, and I am like a bird alone on the roof.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 102 Context
1 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. He... Focus ↗
2 Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress: incline thine ear unto me; in the day when I ca... Focus ↗
3 For my days consume away like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand. Focus ↗
4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; for I forget to eat my bread. Focus ↗
5 I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the waste places. Focus ↗
6 I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop. Focus ↗
7 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; they that are mad against me do curse by me. Focus ↗
8 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.
9 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast taken me up, and cast me away. Focus ↗
10 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass. Focus ↗
11 But thou, O LORD, shalt abide for ever; and thy memorial unto all generations. Focus ↗
12 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for it is time to have pity upon her, yea, the set time... Focus ↗
13 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity upon her dust. Focus ↗
14 So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory: Focus ↗
15 For the LORD hath built up Zion, he hath appeared in his glory; Focus ↗
16 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, and hath not despised their prayer. Focus ↗
17 This shall be written for the generation to come: and a people which shall be created shall praise t... Focus ↗
18 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; Focus ↗
19 To hear the sighing of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; Focus ↗
20 That men may declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem; Focus ↗
21 When the peoples are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. Focus ↗
22 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. Focus ↗
23 I said, O my God (Elohim), take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all ge... Focus ↗
24 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands. Focus ↗
25 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vestur... Focus ↗
26 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. Focus ↗
27 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee. Focus ↗