Psa 102:9 | NETfull | STEP | For I eat ashes as if they were bread, and mix my drink with my tears,

Psalms 102:9

9 For I eat ashes as if they were bread, ^{▼▼ 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).}
and mix my drink with my tears, ^{▼▼ Heb “weeping.”}