Psalm 102:6

⁶ I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.

Other Translations of Psalm 102:6

King James Version

⁶ I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

English Standard Version

⁶ I am like a desert owl of the wilderness, like an owlThe precise identity of these birds is uncertain of the waste places;

The Message

⁶ I'm like a buzzard in the desert, a crow perched on the rubble.

New King James Version

⁶ I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.

New Living Translation

⁶ I am like an owl in the desert, like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 102:6

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Isaiah 34:11

¹¹ The desert owl [1] and screech owl [1] will possess it; the great owl [1] and the raven will nest there. God will stretch out over Edom the measuring line of chaos and the plumb line of desolation.

Other Translations of Isaiah 34:11

King James Version

¹¹ But the cormorant cormorant: or, pelican and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.

English Standard Version

¹¹ But the hawk and the porcupineThe identity of the animals rendered hawk and porcupine is uncertain shall possess it, the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. He shall stretch the line of confusionHebrew formlessness over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.

The Message

¹¹ Vultures and skunks will police the streets; owls and crows will feel at home there. God will reverse creation. Chaos! He will cancel fertility. Emptiness!

New King James Version

¹¹ But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it, Also the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch out over it The line of confusion and the stones of emptiness.

New Living Translation

¹¹ It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl, the great owl and the raven. For God will measure that land carefully; he will measure it for chaos and destruction.