Psalms 102:4 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

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Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

My heart is smitten – Broken; crushed with grief. We now speak of “a broken heart.” Even death is often caused by such excessive sorrow as…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Smitten. —As by the sun. Exactly as in Hosea 9:16.

So that I forget. —Better, for I have forgotten,

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to ea…

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

My heart is smitten, and dried up like grass. Here he employs a third comparison, declaring that his heart is withered, and completely dri…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass
Like grass in the summer solstice ^F4, which being smitten wi…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but here, as often elsewhere, the Holy Spirit has put words into our mouths. Here is a pray…

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