Psalms 102:7

I stay awake; ¹  I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof.

I lie awake, I have become like a lonely bird on a housetop.

I lie awake, lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.

Insomniac, I twitter away, mournful as a sparrow in the gutter.

I keep watch like a bird by itself on the house-top.

I lie awake; I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.

I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.

I stay awake; ¹  I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

¹ tn This probably refers to the psalmist’s inability to sleep. Another option is to translate, “I keep watch,” in which case it might refer to watching for a response from the Lord (see vv. 1-2).