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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Main Author: Siquans, Agnethe 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2026
In: Biblische Zeitschrift
Year: 2026, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 125-136
Further subjects:B Ps 102
B owl
B bird
B Loneliness
B Lament
B bird metaphors
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