Psalms

Psalm 102:6–8

⁶I am like a desert owl,

like an owl among the ruins.

⁷I lie awake;

I am like a lone bird on a housetop.

⁸All day long my enemies taunt me;

they ridicule me and curse me.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I am	הָ֝יִ֗יתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like	דָּ֭מִיתִי	dā·mî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1819 be like, resemble
a desert	מִדְבָּ֑ר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
owl	לִקְאַ֣ת	liq·’aṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6893 pelican
like an owl	כְּכ֣וֹס	kə·ḵō·ws	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3563 cup
among the ruins	חֳרָבֽוֹת׃	ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2723 waste, desolation, ruin

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I lie awake	שָׁקַ֥דְתִּי	šā·qaḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8245 watch, wake
I am	וָאֶֽהְיֶ֑ה	wā·’eh·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a lone	בּוֹדֵ֥ד	bō·w·ḏêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H909 be separate, isolated
bird	כְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹר	kə·ṣip·pō·wr	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular	H6833 bird
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a housetop	גָּֽג׃	gāḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H1406 roof, top

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
day long	הַ֭יּוֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
my enemies	אוֹיְבָ֑י	’ō·wy·ḇāy	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
taunt me	חֵרְפ֣וּנִי	ḥê·rə·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H2778 reproach
they ridicule	מְ֝הוֹלָלַ֗י	mə·hō·w·lā·lay	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1984 shine
me	בִּ֣י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
and curse me	נִשְׁבָּֽעוּ׃	niš·bā·‘ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7650 swear

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 102:6 Zephaniah 2:14 · Isaiah 38:14 · Revelation 18:2 · Job 30:29–30 · Isaiah 34:11–15

Psalm 102:7 Psalm 77:4 · Lamentations 3:28–30 · Mark 14:33–37

Psalm 102:8 Acts 26:11 · Psalm 69:9–10 · Isaiah 65:15 · Romans 15:3 · Acts 23:12–35 · Psalm 31:11–13 · Psalm 2:1 · Psalm 69:20 · Acts 7:54 · Psalm 89:51

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.