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Psalm 102:6-8
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 102:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 As a result of my incessant groaning,
I am now nothing more than skin and bones.
7 I am like a pelican[a] of the wilderness,
like an owl among the ruins.
8 I am sleepless[b] and I moan
like a lone sparrow on a rooftop.
Footnotes
- Psalm 102:7 Pelican: a bird that in Christian times became a symbol of Christ all alone in Gethsemane and of the Eucharist. The word is also translated as “owl.” Owl: a symbol of desolateness and destruction (see Isa 34:11, 15; Jer 50:39; Zep 2:14).
- Psalm 102:8 I am sleepless: some translations omit the words: “and I moan.”
