Psalms 102:6
Like a desert-owl of the wilderness, like an owl among ruins am I.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
In Context
5By reason of my loud groaning, my flesh clings to my bones.
7I make my sleepless lament like a bird on the house-top alone.
Cross References
Zephaniah 2:14Herds will lie down in it, every beast of the earth, Desert owl and screech owl will lodge in its capitals. The owl will hoot in the window, the raven on the doorstep, all stripped bare of cedar.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:2-12
Complaints in Affliction. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord , and let my cry come unto thee. 2 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a hearth. 4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin. 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert. 7 I… Read the whole commentary →