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Psalms 102:6

Psalms 102:6
I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I watch,.... Night after night, and take no sleep; cannot get any by reason of thoughtfulness, care, and trouble:

and am as a sparrow alone upon the housetop; or, "as a bird" (o); for there is no…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

I am like a pelican of the wilderness - A bird in the midst of desolation becomes a striking image of loneliness and distress. The word rendered “pelican” - קאת qâ'ath - is supposed to have been a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 102:1-11

The title of this psalm is very observable; it is a prayer of the afflicted. It was composed by one that was himself afflicted, afflicted with the church and for it; and on those that are of a public…

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