Psa 102:4 | NET2full | STEP | My heart is parched and withered like grass , for I am unable to eat food .

‏ Psalms 102:4

4 My heart is parched ^{▼▼tn Heb “struck, attacked.”} and withered like grass,
for I am unable ^{▼▼tn Heb “I forget.”} to eat food. ^{▼▼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.}