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 my groaning, I am reduced to skin and bones. 6I am like an owl in the desert, like a little owl in a far-off wilderness. I lie awake, lonely as a solitary bird on the roof. 8My enemies taunt me day after day. They mock and curse me. 9I eat ashes for food. My tears run down into my drink

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 22:2Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer. Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.
• Psalms 77:4You don’t let me sleep. I am too distressed even to pray!
• Psalms 130:6I long for the Lord more than sentries long for the dawn, yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.
• Deuteronomy 28:66Your life will constantly hang in the balance. You will live night and day in fear, unsure if you will survive.
• Job 7:13I think, ‘My bed will comfort me, and sleep will ease my misery,’
• Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed.
• Psalms 38:11My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.
• Lamentations 3:28Let them sit alone in silence beneath the Lord’s demands.

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