Bible verse
For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
Psalm 102:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 102.
1 A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
2 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
3 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
5 Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.
6 I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
7 I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
KJV
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
ASV
For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.
ERV
For my days consume away like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand.
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