Psalms 109:23

23 I am gone like 1a shadow at evening; I am 2shaken off like a locust.

Psalms 109:23 In-Context

21 But you, O GOD my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name's sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!
22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me.
23 I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt, with no fat.
25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.

Cross References 2

  • 1. See Psalms 102:11
  • 2. Exodus 10:19; [Nehemiah 5:13; Job 38:13]
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