Verse 7

I watch, and am as it were a sparrowe that sitteth alone vpon the house toppe.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 77:4 : 4 Thou dydst kepe the watche of mine eies: I was amased & coulde not speake.
  • Ps 38:11 : 11 My louers and my neygbours dyd stande on the other syde lokyng vpon my plague: and my kinsmen stoode a farre of.
  • Deut 28:66-67 : 66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee, and thou shalt feare both day and nyght, and shalt haue none assurannce of thy lyfe. 67 In the morning thou shalt say, would God it were nyght: And at nyght thou shalt say, would God it were mornyng, for feare of thyne heart whiche thou shalt feare, and for the sight of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt see.
  • Job 7:13-16 : 13 When I say, My bed shal comfort me, I shall haue some refreshing by talking to my selfe vpon my couch: 14 Then fearest thou me with dreames, & makest me so afrayde through visions, 15 That my soule wisheth rather to perishe and die, then my bones to remayne. 16 I can see no remedy, I shall liue no more: O spare me then, for my dayes are but vanitie.
  • Ps 22:2 : 2 O my God I crye all the day tyme, and in the night season, and I ceasse not: but thou hearest not.
  • Ps 130:6 : 6 My soule lifteth more after God, then watchmen do after the morning: I say more then watchmen do after the mornyng.
  • Lam 3:28-30 : 28 He sitteth alone, he holdeth hym styll, because he hath taken the Lordes yoke vpon hym. 29 He layeth his face vpon the earth, if there happen to be any hope. 30 He offreth his cheeke to the smyter, he wyll be content with reproffes:
  • Mark 14:33-37 : 33 And he taketh with hym, Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and began to waxe abasshed, and to be in an agonie. 34 And sayth vnto them: My soule is heauie, euen vnto the death, tarry ye here and watche. 35 And he went foorth a litle, and fell flat on the grounde, and prayed: that yf it were possible, the houre myght passe from hym. 36 And he sayde: Abba father, all thynges are possible vnto thee, take away this cup from me. Neuerthelesse, not that I wyll: but that thou wylt, be done. 37 And he came & founde them slepyng, and sayth vnto Peter: Simon, slepest thou? Couldest not thou watche one houre?