New English Translation
Psalms 102:6
6I am like an owl in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl among the ruins.
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 is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food. 5Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin. I am like an owl in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl among the ruins. 7I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof. 8All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.
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דָּ֭מִיתִי לִקְאַ֣ת מִדְבָּ֑ר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּכ֣וֹס חֳרָבֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 102:6
- Job 30:29I have become a brother to jackals and a companion of ostriches.
- Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp, I coo like a dove; my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. O sovereign master, I am oppressed; help me!
- Micah 1:8For this reason I will mourn and wail; I will walk around barefoot and without my outer garments. I will howl like a wild dog, and screech like an owl.
- Isaiah 34:11Owls and wild animals will live there, all kinds of wild birds will settle in it. The Lord will stretch out over her the measuring line of ruin and the plumb line of destruction.
- Zephaniah 2:14Flocks and herds will lie down in the middle of it, as well as every kind of wild animal. Owls will sleep in the tops of its support pillars; they will hoot through the windows. Rubble will cover the thresholds; even the cedar work will be exposed to the elements.
- Revelation 18:2He shouted with a powerful voice: “Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detested beast.
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
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