Psalms 102:6

I am like an owl ¹  in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl ²  among the ruins. ³ 

biblegateway Psa 102:6

I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

biblegateway Psa 102:6

I resemble a pelican of the wilderness; I have become like an owl of the waste places.

biblegateway Psa 102:6

I am like an owl in the desert, like a lonely owl in a far–off wilderness.

biblegateway Psa 102:6

I'm like a buzzard in the desert, a crow perched on the rubble.

SABDAweb Psa 102:6

I am like a bird living by itself in the waste places; like the night-bird in a waste of sand.

bibleoremus Psa 102:6

I am like an owl of the wilderness, like a little owl of the waste places.

biblegateway Psa 102:6

I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.

biblegateway Psa 102:6

I am like an owl ¹  in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl ²  among the ruins. ³ 

¹ tn 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 (NIV, REB “desert owl”; NRSV “owl”).

² tn The Hebrew term כוֹס (khos) refers to a bird (see Lev 11:17; Deut 14:16), probably a type of owl (cf. NIV, REB “owl”; NRSV “little owl”).

³ sn 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.