For I eat ashes as if they were bread, ¹  and mix my drink with my tears, ² 

biblegateway Psa 102:9

For I have eaten ashes like bread And mingled my drink with weeping

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears

I eat ashes like bread and my tears are mixed with my drink

biblegateway Psa 102:9

For I eat ashes as my food and mingle my drink with tears

For I eat ashes like bread and mingle tears with my drink,

bibleoremus Psa 102:9

For I eat ashes like bread, and mingle tears with my drink,

I have eaten ashes for bread and mingled tears with my drink.

biblegateway Psa 102:9

For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

biblegateway Psa 102:9

For I eat ashes as if they were bread, ¹  and mix my drink with my tears, ² 

¹ sn Mourners would sometimes put ashes on their head or roll in ashes as a sign of mourning (see 2 Sam 13:19; Job 2:8; Isa 58:5).

² tn Heb “weeping.”