My heart is parched ¹  and withered like grass, for I am unable ²  to eat food. ³ 

biblegateway Psa 102:4

My heart has been smitten like grass and has withered away, Indeed, I forget to eat my bread.

My heart is afflicted, withered like grass; I even forget to eat my food.

My heart is beaten down and withered like grass because I have forgotten about eating.

biblegateway Psa 102:4

My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food.

My heart is struck down like grass and has withered; I forget to eat my bread.

bibleoremus Psa 102:4

My heart is stricken and withered like grass; I am too wasted to eat my bread.

I am stricken, withered like grass; I neglect to eat my food.

biblegateway Psa 102:4

My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread.

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

biblegateway Psa 102:4

My heart is parched ¹  and withered like grass, for I am unable ²  to eat food. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “struck, attacked.”

² tn Heb “I forget.”

³ sn I am unable to eat food. During his time of mourning, the psalmist refrained from eating. In the following verse he describes metaphorically the physical effects of fasting.