Psalms 102:11
My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
*My dayes are like a shadow, that declineth: & I am withered like grasse.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceEsa.40.6. iam.1.10.
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- Psalms 109:23Rank 2 from verse 11
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- Isaiah 40:6–8Rank 5 from verse 11
6The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
6*The voyce sayd; Cry. And hee sayd; What shall I cry? All flesh is grasse, and all the goodlinesse thereof is as the flowre of the field.
7The grasse withereth, the flowre fadeth; because the spirit of the LORD bloweth vpon it: surely the people is grasse.
8*The grasse withereth, the flowre fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for euer.
- James 1:10Rank 6 from verse 11
- James 4:14Rank 7 from verse 11
14Whereas 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.
14Whereas yee know not what shalbe on the morow: *for what is your life? ‖It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and then vanisheth away.
- Ecclesiastes 6:12Rank 8 from verse 11
12For 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?
12†*For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the dayes of his vaine life, which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shal be after him vnder the sunne?
- Psalms 102:3–4Rank 9 from verse 11
3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
3‖For my dayes are consumed like smoke: and my bones are burnt as an hearth.
4My heart is smitten, and withered like grasse: so that I forget to eate my bread.
- Psalms 39:5–6Rank 10 from verse 11
5Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah.
6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
5†*Behold, thou hast made my dayes as an hand breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily euery man at his best state is altogether vanitie. Selah.
6†Surely euery man walketh in a vaine shew: surely they are disquieted in vaine: he heapeth vp riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
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Psalms 102:11
Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.
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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of wither, meaning to dry up, fade, lose freshness or strength, or waste away.
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Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.
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10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me vp, and cast me downe.
11My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
11*My dayes are like a shadow, that declineth: & I am withered like grasse.
Selected passage12But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
12But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for euer: and thy remembrance vnto all generations.