Psa 102:3-11 | TNotes | STEP | 102:3 Smoke is an image of transitory life (37:20 ; 68:2 ). • The psalmist’s bones represent his whole being (see 6:2 ; 34:19-22 ).

102:3 ^a Smoke is an image of transitory life (37:20 ^b; 68:2 ^c).

• The psalmist’s bones represent his whole being (see 6:2 ^d; 34:19-22 ^e).
102:4 ^f Like dried grass, the psalmist senses his life ebbing away.
102:5 ^g skin and bones: The psalmist has wasted away because of his anguish (see 102:9 ^h; 109:24 ⁱ).
102:6 ^j The owl was associated with ruin and desolation (Isa 34:11 ^k, 15 ^l).
Summary for Ps 102:7-8: 102:7-8 ^m The psalmist cannot sleep (see 63:6-8 ⁿ). Like a bird on the roof, he feels isolated from both friends (see 88:8 ^o) and enemies.
102:10 ^p The psalmist blames the Lord for his troubles.
102:11 ^q The psalmist’s existence seems empty and transitory (102:4 ^r; 109:23 ^s; 144:4 ^t).