New International Reader's Version

Psalm 102:4-10 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

4. My strength has dried up like grass. I even forget to eat my food.

5. I groan out loud because of my suffering. I'm nothing but skin and bones.

6. I'm like a desert owl. I'm like an owl among destroyed buildings.

7. I can't sleep. I've become like a bird alone on a roof.

8. All day long my enemies laugh at me. Those who make fun of me use my name as a curse.

9. I eat ashes as my food. My tears fall into what I'm drinking.

10. You were very angry with me. So you picked me up and threw me away.