Psalms 102:6 meaning and explanation

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

Psalms 102:6, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is a suffering believer pouring out his lament to God, and in this verse he reaches for two pictures of desolation. The desert owl, literally a bird of the wilderness, and the owl among ruins both suggest a creature haunting abandoned, broken places.

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