or a restless sparrow alone on a roof.
making mournful sounds like jackals and owls.
I wait for you more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn. Yes, I wait more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn.
I cry out day and night, but you don't answer, and I can never rest.
Because of my sickness, no friends or neighbours will come near me.
Because of you, Lord God, I can't sleep. I am restless and can't even talk.