Psalms 102:7

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.

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

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

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
KJV
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
WEB
I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop.
ASV
I watch, and am become like a sparrow That is alone upon the house-top.
DARBY
I watch, and am like a sparrow alone upon the housetop.
BLB
I stay awake, and I am like a bird alone on the housetop.
ÅB
Jeg våker og er blitt som en enslig fugl på taket.
OTB
Jeg ligger våken,
Jeg er som en ensom fugl på et hustak.
B1930
Jeg våker og er blitt som en enslig fugl på taket.

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