But the wicked will perish;
the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures,
will fade away—
they will fade away like smoke.

Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.

I fade away like a lengthening shadow;
I am shaken off like a locust.

For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.

My heart races, my strength leaves me,
and even the light of my eyes has faded.

Remove Your torment from me;
I fade away because of the force of Your hand.

Answer me quickly, Lord! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

As soon as thou scatterest them, they are even as asleep, and fade away suddenly like the grass.

Be gracious to me, LORD, because I am fading away. Heal me, because my body is distressed.

My eyesight has faded because of grief, it has dimmed because of all my enemies.

In the morning it flourishes and sprouts anew;
Toward evening it fades and withers away.

All our days pass away in your wrath; our years fade away and end like a sigh.

The human person is a mere empty breath; his days are like a fading shadow.

And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season;
Its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].