Psalm 102:11
My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
Cross-reference
In Psalm 102:3, the psalmist says his days pass like smoke — a parallel image of life's brevity to the shadow and withering grass in Psalm 102:11.
Psalm 102:4 uses the same 'withered grass' image within the same psalm, intensifying the lament of physical decline.
In Psalm 39:5, the psalmist declares his days are a few handbreadths and a mere breath — directly parallel to the fleeting shadow and withering grass in Psalm 102:11.
Psalm 109:23 uses the same 'lengthened shadow' image to describe fleeting life, echoing the same lament of transience.
Psalm 144:4 compares human days to a passing shadow, reinforcing the theme of life's brevity seen here.
Psalm 39:11 uses consumption like a moth to depict human frailty under God's rebuke, similar to withering grass.
Job 14:2 combines both 'shadow' and 'withers' imagery, directly paralleling the frailty of life described here.
Isaiah 40:6-8 expands on the 'grass withers' metaphor, contrasting human frailty with God's enduring word.
1 Chronicles 29:15 uses the same 'shadow' metaphor for human life's brevity, echoing the lament of transience.
Job 8:9 directly states 'our days upon earth are a shadow,' matching the imagery of Psalm 102:11.
2 Kings 19:26 compares defeated nations to grass that withers, a similar image of frailty and transience.
Ecclesiastes 6:12 also uses 'shadow' to describe life's vanity, echoing the transient nature of days.
James 1:10 uses the 'flower of grass' imagery to describe the rich man's passing, echoing the same transience.
James 4:14 compares life to a vanishing mist, a different metaphor but same theme of fleeting existence.