Psalm 102:7

Translations

Modern

I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.

Traditional

I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

Literal

I stay awake, and I am like a bird alone on the housetop.

Latin

Vigilavi, et factus sum sicut passer solitarius in tecto.

Original

Hebrew

English

I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.

Notes

Psalms 102:7–8

The 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.

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

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Psalm 77:4
You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
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Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.
Mark 14:33–37
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
Deuteronomy 28:66–67
So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival.
Psalm 130:6
My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.
Job 7:13–16
When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,
Psalm 38:11
My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
Psalm 22:2
I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.

Glossary

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Topics

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