Psalms 102:7

Psalms 102:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
• New International Version (NIV)I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I lie awake; I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

Context of Psalms 102:7

5Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble] My bones cling to my flesh. 6I am like a [mournful] vulture of the wilderness; I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland. I 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. 9For I have eaten ashes like bread, And have mingled my drink with tears

Psalms 102:7 word by word

שָׁקַ֥דְתִּי וָאֶֽהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹר בּוֹדֵ֥ד עַל־גָּֽג׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I watchשָׁקַדshâqad · to watchH8245
• and am as a sparrowצִפּוֹרtsippôr tsippôr · birdH6833
• aloneבָּדַדbâdad · be aloneH909
• upon the house topגָּגgâg · roofH1406

Cross-references for Psalms 102:7

• Psalms 22:2O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer; And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet.
• Psalms 77:4You have held my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
• Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; More than the watchmen for the morning.
• Deuteronomy 28:66Your life will hang in doubt before you; night and day you will be filled with anxiety and have no assurance of living.
• Job 7:13When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me, My couch will ease my complaint,’
• Mark 14:33He took Peter and James and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and troubled [extremely anguished at the prospect of what was to come].
• Psalms 38:11My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my neighbors stand far away.
• Lamentations 3:28Let him sit alone [in hope] and keep quiet, Because God has laid it on him [for his benefit].

Commentaries on Psalms 102:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7As a sparrow alone - צפור tsippor, seems to be often used for any small bird, such as the swallow, sparrow, or the like. Bochart supposes the screech owl is intended.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house-top - That is, I am “sleepless;” trouble drives sleep from my eyes, and I am kept awake at night - a common effect of grief. The following remarks, copied from the “Land and the Book” (i. 54,55), will furnish all the illustration needful of this verse. “They are a tame, troublesome, and impertinent generation, and nestle just where you don‘t want them. They stop up your stove and waterpipes with their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The psalmist cannot sleep (see Psalm 63:6–8). Like a lone bird on a housetop, he feels alone and separated from both friends (see Psalm 88:8) and enemies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. The figures express extreme loneliness.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 102:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Fellowship
• Watchfulness

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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