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

Psalms 102:4

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