Psalms 102:4 - Exposition

My heart is smitten. As with a stroke from the sun (see Psalms 121:6 ; Hosea 9:16 ). And withered like grass. As grass upon the house tops ( Psalms 129:6 ), or, indeed, in any exposed place under an Eastern sun. So that I forget to eat my bread; literally, for I forget, etc. The fact is adduced as a proof of the heart's condition (comp. Job 33:20 ; 1 Samuel 1:7 ; 1 Samuel 20:34 , etc.).