6 I am like a desert owl of the wilderness,like an owl of the waste places;
7 I lie awake;I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
8 All the day my enemies taunt me;those who deride me use my name for a curse.
9 For I eat ashes like breadand mingle tears with my drink,
10 because of your indignation and anger;for you have taken me up and thrown me down.
11 My days are like an evening shadow;I wither away like grass.
12 But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever;you are remembered throughout all generations.