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Psalm 102:6

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102:6I am like an owl10 in the wilderness;

I am like a screech owl11 among the ruins.12

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Footnotes

  1. 10 The Hebrew term קָאַת (qa’at) refers to some type of bird (see Lev 11:18; Deut 14:17) that was typically found near ruins (see Zeph 2:14). Modern translations have frequently rendered this as some type of owl (, “desert owl”; “owl”).
  2. 11 The Hebrew term כוֹס (khos) refers to a bird (see Lev 11:17; Deut 14:16), probably a type of owl (cf. , “owl”; “little owl”).
  3. 12 By comparing himself to a screech owl among the ruins, the psalmist may be highlighting his loneliness (see v. 7), though he may also be comparing his cries for help to the owl’s screech.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I am like a desert owl of the wilderness,

like an owl of the waste places;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I am like a desert owl,

like an owl among the ruins.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I am like an eagle owl,

like a little owl among the ruins.

NLTNew Living Translation

I am like an owl in the desert,

like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I am like an owl of the wilderness;

I am like a little owl of the ruins.

KJV 1900King James Version

I am like a pelican of the wilderness:

I am like an owl of the desert.