7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
7 I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof.
7 I lie awake; I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
7 Insomniac, I twitter away, mournful as a sparrow in the gutter.
7 I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
7 I lie awake, lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 102:7
Commentary on Psalm 102:1-11
(Read Psalm 102:1-11)
The whole word of God is of use to direct us in prayer; but here, is often elsewhere, the Holy Ghost has put words into our mouths. Here is a prayer put into the hands of the afflicted; let them present it to God. Even good men may be almost overwhelmed with afflictions. It is our duty and interest to pray; and it is comfort to an afflicted spirit to unburden itself, by a humble representation of its griefs. We must say, Blessed be the name of the Lord, who both gives and takes away. The psalmist looked upon himself as a dying man; My days are like a shadow.