Psalms 102:6

Psalms 102:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
• New International Version (NIV)I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places;
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.

Context of Psalms 102:6

4My heart has been struck like grass and withered, Indeed, [absorbed by my heartache] I forget to eat my food. 5Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble] My bones cling to my flesh. I am like a [mournful] vulture of the wilderness; I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland. 7I am sleepless and lie awake [mourning], I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop. 8My enemies taunt me all day long; Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.

Psalms 102:6 word by word

דָּ֭מִיתִי לִקְאַ֣ת מִדְבָּ֑ר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּכ֣וֹס חֳרָבֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I am likeדָּמָהdâmâh · to resembleH1819
• a pelicanקָאַתqâ'ath · pelicanH6893
• of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• I am like an owlכּוֹסkôs · owlH3563
• of the desertחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723

Cross-references for Psalms 102:6

• Job 30:29I am a brother to [howling] jackals, And a companion to ostriches [which scream dismally].
• Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow, like a crane, so I chirp; I coo like a dove. My eyes look wistfully upward; O Lord, I am oppressed, take my side and be my security.
• Micah 1:8Because of this I [Micah] must lament (mourn over with expressions of grief) and wail, I must go barefoot and naked [without outer garments as if robbed]; I must wail like the jackals And lament [with a loud, mournful cry] like the ostriches.
• Isaiah 34:11But the pelican and the porcupine will take possession of it; The owl and the raven will dwell in it. And He will stretch over it (Edom) the measuring line of desolation And the plumb line of emptiness.
• Zephaniah 2:14Flocks will lie down in her midst, All the animals which range in herds; Both the pelican and the short-eared owl Will roost on the top of Nineveh’s pillars. Birds will sing in the window, Desolation will be on the threshold; For He has uncovered the cedar paneling.
• Revelation 18:2And he shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen [certainly to be destroyed] is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a dungeon haunted by every unclean spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird.

Commentaries on Psalms 102:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I am like a pelican of the wilderness - It may be the pelican or the bittern. The original, קאת kaath, is mentioned Leviticus 11:18; (note), and is there described. See the note. Owl of the desert - כוש cos, some species of owl; probably the night raven. See the notes referred to above.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I am like a pelican of the wilderness - A bird in the midst of desolation becomes a striking image of loneliness and distress. The word rendered “pelican” - קאת qâ'ath - is supposed to have been a name given to the pelican from the idea of vomiting, as it “vomits the shells and other substances which it has too voraciously swallowed.” The word occurs in the following places, where it is rendered as here “pelican:” Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14:17; and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Owls often live in deserted places, such as ruined cities. Because of this, the Bible sometimes uses the owl as a sign of ruin and desolation (Isaiah 34:11, 15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. The figures express extreme loneliness.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 102

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings