I am like (A)a desert owl of the wilderness,
    like an owl[a] of the waste places;
I (B)lie awake;
    I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
All the day my enemies taunt me;
    those who (C)deride me (D)use my name for a curse.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 102:6 The precise identity of these birds is uncertain

I am like a desert owl,(A)
    like an owl among the ruins.
I lie awake;(B) I have become
    like a bird alone(C) on a roof.
All day long my enemies(D) taunt me;(E)
    those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(F)

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I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
I am like an owl of the desert.
I lie awake,
And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

My enemies reproach me all day long;
Those who deride me swear an oath against me.

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