Psalms 102:7 Go deeper

I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

שָׁקַ֥דְתִּיsha.Kad.tiI am wakeful

Lemma: שָׁקַד (sha.qad) · Strong's: H8245

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to watch

Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 8:29, Job 21:32, Psalms 127:1, Proverbs 8:34, Isaiah 29:20, Jeremiah 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8245; TAHOT Psalms 102:7 word 1

וָאֶֽהְיֶ֑הva.'eh.Yehand I have become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Psalms 102:7 word 2

כְּ֝צִפּ֗וֹרke.tzi.Porlike a bird

Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6833

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: bird

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 7:14, Genesis 15:10, Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6833; TAHOT Psalms 102:7 word 3

בּוֹדֵ֥דbo.Dedisolated

Lemma: בָּדַד (ba.dad) · Strong's: H0909

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: be alone

Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 14:31, Hosea 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0909; TAHOT Psalms 102:7 word 4

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Psalms 102:7 word 5

גָּֽג\׃Gaga roof

Lemma: גָּג (gag) · Strong's: H1406

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: roof

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Deuteronomy 22:8, Joshua 2:6, Joshua 2:8, Judges 9:51 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1406; TAHOT Psalms 102:7 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I lie awake	→	שָׁקַד H8245 to watch
I am	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like a lone	→	בָּדַד H0909 be alone
bird	→	צִפּוֹר H6833 bird
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
a housetop	→	גָּג H1406 roof

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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