Psalm 102:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I lie awake,שָׁקַ֥דְתִּי
(sha·kad·ti)
8245: to watch, wakea prim. root
I have becomeוָאֶֽהְיֶ֑ה
(va·'eh·yeh;)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
like a lonelyבֹּודֵ֥ד
(bo·v·ded)
909: to be separate, isolateda prim. root
birdכְּ֝צִפֹּ֗ור
(ke·tzip·po·vr)
6833: a birdfrom an unused word
on a housetop.גָּֽג׃
(gag.)
1406: a roof, a topof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
I watch
shaqad  (shaw-kad')
to be alert, i.e. sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill) -- hasten, remain, wake, watch (for).
and am as a sparrow
tsippowr  (tsip-pore')
a little bird (as hopping) -- bird, fowl, sparrow.
alone
badad  (baw-dad')
to divide, i.e. (reflex.) be solitary -- alone.
upon the house top
gag  (gawg)
a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar -- roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I lie awake, I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

King James Bible
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

International Standard Version
I lie awake, yet I am like a bird isolated on a rooftop.

NET Bible
I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I am terrified and have been alone like a sparrow that flies on the rooftops.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I lie awake. I am like a lonely bird on a rooftop.

King James 2000 Bible
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
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