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Psalms 102:7 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop. "
Psalms 102:7
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5 By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places.
7 I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop.
8 My enemies reproach me all day. Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,
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Psalms 102:1
"Hear my prayer, LORD! Let my cry come to you."
Psalms 102:2
"Don’t hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call."
Psalms 102:3
"For my days consume away like smoke. My bones are burned as a torch."
Psalms 102:4
"My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget to eat my bread."
Psalms 102:5
"By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin."
Psalms 102:6
"I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places."
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