God’s Word Translation
Psalms 102:7
7I lie awake. I am like a lonely bird on a rooftop.
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
5I am nothing but skin and bones because of my loud groans. 6I am like a desert owl, like an owl living in the ruins. I lie awake. I am like a lonely bird on a rooftop. 8All day long my enemies insult me. Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse. 9I eat ashes like bread and my tears are mixed with my drink
Read all of Psalms 102Psalms 102:7 word by word
שָׁקַ֥דְתִּי וָאֶֽהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹר בּוֹדֵ֥ד עַל־גָּֽג׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 102:7
- Psalms 22:2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer— also at night, but I find no rest.
- Psalms 77:4(You keep my eyelids open.) I am so upset that I cannot speak.
- Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
- Deuteronomy 28:66Your life will always be hanging by a thread. You will live in terror day and night. You will never feel sure of your life.
- Job 7:13When I say, ‘My couch may give me comfort. My bed may help me bear my pain,’
- Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him and began to feel distressed and anguished.
- Psalms 38:11My loved ones and my friends keep their distance and my relatives stand far away because of my sickness.
- Lamentations 3:28They should sit alone and remain silent because the Lord has laid these burdens on them.
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
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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
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