As a Sparrow Alone - Psalms 102:7

In Psalms one hundred and two the Psalmist said, “I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert”, and in chapter one hundred two and verse seven of Psalms the Psalmist said, “I watch, and am as a sparrow alone” where we read,

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

The verse begins, “I watch, and am as a sparrow alone ...” The Psalmist began with the words, “I watch” or “I, the Psalmist, am awake, alert and lookout”, “and am as a sparrow” which means “and exist like unto a little fowl known as a sparrow” “alone” or “withdrawn, separated and isolated”. The Psalmist said he was awake and alert but similar to the isolated little “sparrow”.

The verse continues, “... upon the house top.” The Psalmist added the words, “upon a house top” which means “on the roof or top of a house”. The Psalmist said he felt like the tiny sparrow that is isolated upon the top of a house.

When we think through the words in this verse, we see how the Psalmist attempted to share how he felt because of his afflictions and trouble. He was like a lonely little “sparrow” that sits on the top of a house, and because he was experiencing isolation and loneliness, he needed Jehovah God. God knew the Psalmist's condition, and although He allowed this trouble to enter the Psalmist's life, He was with him through all of it. God loves people, and because He wants us to live with Him forever, He sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for the sins of the world. When we believe and trust in Him as our personal “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and be with us even when we feel like a “lonely sparrow upon a housetop”.

Next time the Psalmist says, “my enemies reproach me all the day”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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