Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 102:3

"For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand." — Psalms 102:3 (ASV)

Like smoke. —Or, in smoke. (See margin. Compare to Psalms 37:20.)

Hearth. —Better, a brand or fuel; so Septuagint and Vulgate, Aquila, and this meaning suits Isaiah 33:14. (For the image see Psalms 22:15; Psalms 31:10; Psalms 32:3.)