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Psalms 102:6 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Psalms 102:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 102 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.”
Psalms 102:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 102:6
The pelican (qa'ath) and owl (kos) were ceremonially unclean birds (Lev 11:17-18) inhabiting desolate places, symbolizing the psalmist's isolation and uncleanness. The wilderness (midbar) location emphasizes complete separation from community and normal life. This imagery anticipates Christ's experience in the wilderness (Matt 4:1-11) and His bearing of our uncleanness on the cross. For believers, such seasons of isolation can be preparatory, as God meets His people in the wilderness (Hosea 2:14).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 102:6
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“I am oppressed. Be my security.,Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me., כְּסוּס עָגוּר כֵּן אֲצַפְצֵף אֶהְגֶּה כַּיּוֹנָה דַּלּוּ עֵינַי לַמָּרוֹם אֲדֹנָי עָשְׁקָה־לִּי עָרְבֵנִי׃ ,Like a swallow or a crane, so do I chatter, I do moan as a dove; Mine eyes fail with looking upward. O LORD, I am oppressed, be Thou my surety.,ἕως πρωὶ ὡς λέοντι οὕτως τὰ ὀστᾶ μου συνέτριψεν ἀπὸ γὰρ τῆς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς νυκτὸς παρεδόθην,As a swallow, so will I cry, and as a dove, so do I mourn: for mine eyes have failed with looking to the height of heaven to the Lord, who has delivered me,,,,,”
“all the animals of the nations. Both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in its capitals. Their calls will echo through the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds”
“saying”
“and the plumb line of emptiness.”
“and a companion to ostriches.”
“and moan like the daughters of owls.”