Psalms 102:7
I have watched and am become, Like a bird sitting alone upon a housetop.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
In Context
6I am like the pelican of the desert, I have become as an owl among ruins.
8All the day, have mine enemies, reproached me, And, they who are mad against me, by me, have sworn.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:66And thy life will be hung up for thee in front,—and thou wilt be in dread by night and by day, and wilt not trust in thy life.
Job 30:29A brother, became I to the brutes that howl, and a companion to the birds that screech:
Psalms 38:11My lovers, and my friends, from before my stroke, stand aloof,—and, my near ones, far away, do stand:
Psalms 130:6I have hoped, O my soul, for My Lord, more than they who watch for the morning, who watch for the morning.
Mark 14:33And he taketh Peter and James and John with him, and began to be exceedingly amazed, and in great distress;
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 →