A Way Out? Bird Metaphors in Psalm 102

This article shows how the bird metaphors in Ps 102 create an alternative space for the troubled praying person. In V. 7-8, the praying person is compared to birds: to owls who are inhabitants of desert places and a small bird or sparrow who is described as lonely. V. 8 may suggest the situation of...

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Veröffentlicht: 2026
In: Biblische Zeitschrift
Jahr: 2026, Band: 70, Heft: 1, Seiten: 125-136
weitere Schlagwörter:B Ps 102
B owl
B bird
B Loneliness
B Lament
B bird metaphors
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