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Because of my loud groaning
    my (A)bones cling to my flesh.
I am like (B)a desert owl of the wilderness,
    like an owl[a] of the waste places;
I (C)lie awake;
    I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.

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Footnotes

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

In my distress I groan aloud(A)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
I am like a desert owl,(B)
    like an owl among the ruins.
I lie awake;(C) I have become
    like a bird alone(D) on a roof.

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