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 anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin. 6I am like an owl in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl among the ruins. I 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. 9For I eat ashes as if they were bread, and mix my drink with my 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 22:2My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.
• Psalms 77:4You held my eyelids open; I was troubled and could not speak.
• Psalms 130:6I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.
• Deuteronomy 28:66Your life will hang in doubt before you; you will be terrified by night and day and will have no certainty of surviving from one day to the next.
• Job 7:13If I say, “My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,”
• Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.
• Psalms 38:11Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.
• Lamentations 3:28Let a person sit alone in silence, when the Lord is disciplining him.

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