What does Psalm 102:3 mean?

Psalm 102:3 highlights themes such as suffering, lament, mortality when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 102:3 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

1Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

2Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

5By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

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Psalm 39:4-5
Both verses reflect on the brevity of life and the reality of human suffering.
James 4:14
James reminds believers of the fleeting nature of life, echoing the themes of this verse.
Ecclesiastes 1:14
Ecclesiastes discusses the vanity of life, contrasting with the hope found in Christ.