Psalm 109:23

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Psalm 109:23

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Berean Standard Bible

I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

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KJV

King James Version

I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

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WEB

World English Bible

I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Psalm 109

²¹ But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.

²² For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.

²³ I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

²⁴ My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.

²⁵ I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

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