My heart is afflicted, withered like grass;(A)
I even forget to eat my food.(B)
Because of the sound of my groaning,
my flesh sticks to my bones.(C)
I am like a desert owl,[a]
like an owl among the ruins.(D)

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  1. Psalm 102:6 Or a pelican of the desert

My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(A)
    I forget to eat my food.(B)
In my distress I groan aloud(C)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
I am like a desert owl,(D)
    like an owl among the ruins.

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