Psalm 102:6

Translations

Modern

I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

Traditional

I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

Literal

I am like a vulture of the desert; I have become like an owl of the wasteland.

Latin

Similis factus sum pellicano solitudinis; factus sum sicut nycticorax in domicilio.

Original

Hebrew

English

I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

Notes

Psalms 102:6

Owls 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).

Psalms 102:1–28

A weak and suffering person prays for the Lord's mercy on Jerusalem and for his presence with its people.

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering The Poor and Needy in the Psalms

Related verses

Isaiah 38:14
I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
Zephaniah 2:14
Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.
Revelation 18:2
And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
Job 30:29–30
I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of ostriches.
Isaiah 34:11–15
The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
Micah 1:8
Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.

Glossary

David Desert Little Owl Mercy Music Pelican Psalms, Book of Wilderness

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Birds: Inhabit: Deserts Birds: Unclean: Pelican Fellowship with the Wicked Owls Pelican: General Scriptures Concerning The Owl: Illustrative of Mourners The Owl: Solitary in Disposition

Psalm 102:6

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