PSA 102:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) I’m like a vulture in the wilderness.
⇔ I’m like an owl among the ruins.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ποιῶν ἐλεημοσύνας ὁ Κύριος, καὶ κρίμα πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδικουμένοις.
(Poiōn eleaʸmosunas ho Kurios, kai krima pasi tois adikoumenois.)

ULT I am like an owl of the wilderness;
⇔ I have become like a screech owl in the ruins.

UST I am lonely and despised like an owl in the desert;
⇔ I have become like a screech owl in the ruins of a town.

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

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB ⇔ Like a desert-owl of the wilderness,
⇔ like an owl among ruins am I.

WEBBE I am like a pelican of the wilderness.
⇔ I have become as an owl of the waste places.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I am like an owl in the wilderness;
⇔ I am like a screech owl among the ruins.

LSV I have been like to a pelican of the wilderness,
I have been as an owl of the dry places.

FBV I'm like a desert owl,[fn] like a little owl among the ruins.

102:6 “Owl”: some identify this bird as a pelican or cormorant.

T4T I am like a lonely and despised vulture in the desert,
⇔ like an owl by itself in the abandoned ruins of a building/city.

LEB • I am like an owl[fn] of the wilderness;
• I am like a little owl of the ruins.

102:? The identity of the birds in this verse is uncertain

BBE I am like a bird living by itself in the waste places; like the night-bird in a waste of sand.

Moff ⇔ I am like a pelican in the desert,
⇔ like an owl moping in the ruins;

JPS (102-7) I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the waste places.

ASV I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
⇔ I am become as an owl of the waste places.

DRA The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong.

YLT I have been like to a pelican of the wilderness, I have been as an owl of the dry places.

Drby I am become like the pelican of the wilderness, I am as an owl in desolate places;

RV I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the waste places.

SLT I was like to the pelican of the desert: I was as the owl of the dry places.

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

KJB-1769 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

KJB-1611 I am like a Pelican of the wildernes: I am like an owle of the desert.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps I am become lyke a Pellicane of the wildernesse, and like an Owle that is in the desert:
(I am become like a Pellicane of the wilderness, and like an Owl that is in the desert:)

Gnva I am like a pelicane of the wildernesse: I am like an owle of the deserts.
(I am like a pelicane of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the deserts.)

Cvdl I am become like a Pellicane in the wildernes, and like an Oule in a broken wall.
(I am become like a Pellicane in the wilderness, and like an Owl in a broken wall.)

Wycl The Lord doynge mercies; and doom to alle men suffringe wrong.
(The Lord doing mercies; and judgement to all men suffringe wrong.)

Luth Mein Gebein klebt an meinem Fleisch vor Heulen und Seufzen.
(My bones sticks at/to my flesh before/in_front_of cry/wail and sigh.)

ClVg faciens misericordias Dominus, et judicium omnibus injuriam patientibus.[fn]
(making mercies Master, and judgement to_all injury patientibus.)

102.6 Faciens. AUG. Secunda pars, ubi monet benedicere per eas quæ antiquis facta sunt, et posteris fiunt. Misericordias. Quas consequentur, qui inimicos diligunt, etc., usque ad post misericordiam enim subdit de judicio, dicens, Et judicium.

102.6 Faciens. AUG. Second part, where advises to_bless through them which ancient facts are, and posteris are_made. Mercys. Quas consequentur, who/which enemies they_love, etc., until to after mercy because I_submit from/about judgement, saying, And judgement.

UTN 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.

Parallel PSA 102:6