Psalm 102:11
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
English grammatical function word ('declineth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivale...
יָבֵשׁ
yâbêsh
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('declineth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are ...
Study GRAM →יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
Study H3001 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →Cross References
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.
I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
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