OET interlinear PSA 102:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

דָּ֭מִיתִי לִ⁠קְאַ֣ת מִדְבָּ֑ר הָ֝יִ֗יתִי כְּ⁠כ֣וֹס חֳרָבֽוֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of my_groaning_of,my cling bone[s]_of,my to,flesh_of,my )

The psalmist is using two comparisons to describe his lonely and desolate condition. The point of those two comparisons is that just as an owl of the wilderness and a screech owl in the ruins are solitary creatures in desolate places, so is the psalmist in his distress. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [I have become as solitary and lonely as an owl of the wilderness or as a screech owl in the ruins]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

לִ⁠קְאַ֣ת מִדְבָּ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of my_groaning_of,my cling bone[s]_of,my to,flesh_of,my )

The psalmist is using the possessive form to describe an owl that is characterized by the wilderness. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [an owl that lives in the wilderness]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

לִ⁠קְאַ֣ת

(Some words not found in UHB: from,the_sound_of my_groaning_of,my cling bone[s]_of,my to,flesh_of,my )

The word translated as “owl” here is obscure. Most scholars believe that the word refers to a type of owl. The ancient Greek translation used the word for “pelican” here, and that was followed by some older versions, although a pelican is a water bird that cannot live in a dry wilderness. If “pelican” is correct, then the psalmist is saying that he feels as though he is living in a place where he cannot survive. If “owl” is correct, then the psalmist is saying that he feels alone and abandoned. You may want to use the word that the major translation in your area uses.