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Psalm 102:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 102:7-9
New Catholic Bible
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.
9 All day long my enemies revile me;[c]
those who rage against me use my name as a curse.
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.”
- Psalm 102:9 Enemies revile me: see note on Ps 5:10; see also Ps 109:25. Use my name as a curse: his enemies point him out as an example of divine malediction, saying: “May you become as wretched as so-and-so.”
