King James Version
Psalms 102:3 in the King James Version says “For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. like: or, (as some read) into smoke” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 102 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. like: or, (as some read) into smoke”
Psalms 102:3 · KJV
A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. of: or, for
Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. like: or, (as some read) into smoke
My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin. skin: or, flesh
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“are consumed”
H3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
“For my days”
H3117a 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
“and my bones”
H6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e., (as pron.) selfsame
“are burned”
H2787to glow, i.e., literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion)
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