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Psalms 102:7

102:6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

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I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop.

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

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

102:8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

What does Psalms 102:7 mean?

Psalms 102:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁקַד (shâqad), צִפּוֹר (tsippôwr), בָּדַד (bâdad).

Hebrew interlinear

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I
watch,שָׁקַדshâqad/shaw-kad'/H8245to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill)
and
am
as
a
sparrowצִפּוֹרtsippôwr/tsip-pore'/H6833a little bird (as hopping)
aloneבָּדַדbâdad/baw-dad'/H909to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitary
upon
the
house
top.גָּגgâg/gawg/H1406a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar

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Watchfulness

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What does Psalms 102:7 say?

Psalms 102:7 (King James Version) reads: "I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top."

Is Psalms 102:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 102:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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