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Psalms 102:7

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I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
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  1. Psalms 77:4Rank 1 from verse 7
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    4Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

  2. Lamentations 3:28–30Rank 2 from verse 7
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    28He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

    29He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

    30He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

  3. Mark 14:33–37Rank 3 from verse 7
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    33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

    34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

    35And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

    36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

    37And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

  4. Psalms 38:11Rank 4 from verse 7
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    11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

  5. Deuteronomy 28:66–67Rank 5 from verse 7
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    66And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:

    67In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

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Psalms 102:7

COMBINED MEANING

watch

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Sense 1: To remain awake, alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, or on guard. Sense 2: A guard or guard duty, a station or group keeping guard, or a division of the night so guarded.

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alone

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1. Without others, company, or help; by oneself. 2. Only or solely. 3. In "let ... alone," to leave undisturbed or refrain from interfering with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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6I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

7I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

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8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

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