גַּם־צִפּ֨וֹר ׀ מָ֪צְאָה בַ֡יִת וּדְר֤וֹר ׀ קֵ֥ן לָהּ֮ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֪תָה אֶפְרֹ֫חֶ֥יהָ אֶֽת־מִ֭זְבְּחוֹתֶיךָ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת מַ֝לְכִּ֗י וֵאלֹהָֽי׃
Maging ang maya ay nakasumpong ng bahay, at ang langay-langayan ng pugad para sa kanyang sarili, na doon niya inilalagay ang kanyang mga inakay, sa tabi ng iyong mga dambana, O Walang-Hanggan ng mga Hukbo, aking Hari at aking Diyos.
Shemot Rabbah
Another matter, “it was when Pharaoh let the people go” – that is what is written: “Our soul, like a bird, has escaped from the snare of the trappers” (Psalms 124:7). This is analogous to a dove that was sitting in its nest. A wicked serpent saw it and sought to ascend to it. It fled from it to another place. [The serpent] ascended and sat in its nest. The nest caught fire and the serpent was burned. The bird flew and sat on the roof. When the serpent and the nest were burned, they said to the bird: ‘How long will you fly from place to place?’ It went and found itself a fine, excellent nest and settled in it.
So it was for Israel in Egypt. Pharaoh the serpent was seeking to outsmart them, as it is stated: “Come, let us deal wisely with them” (Exodus 1:10), and he is likened to a serpent, as it is stated: “Prophesy concerning Pharaoh, the great serpent.”10This is a paraphrase of Ezekiel 29:2-3. Israel fled from him, as it is stated: “They will come trembling like a bird from Egypt” (Hosea 11:11). When Israel departed from Egypt, Pharaoh was burned in fire, as it is stated: “You send your wrath, it consumes them like straw” (Exodus 15:7). Israel settled in a different place, as it is stated: “I have become like a bird alone on the roof” (Psalms 102:8). Then they fled like a bird from place to place, as it is stated: “Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a man who wanders from his place” (Proverbs 27:8). When they came to the Land of Israel, they found a nest, as it is stated: “The bird, too, has found a house” (Psalms 84:4). Likewise, David said: “Until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty of Jacob” (Psalms 132:5). That is why it says: “Our soul, like a bird, has escaped.”
So it was for Israel in Egypt. Pharaoh the serpent was seeking to outsmart them, as it is stated: “Come, let us deal wisely with them” (Exodus 1:10), and he is likened to a serpent, as it is stated: “Prophesy concerning Pharaoh, the great serpent.”10This is a paraphrase of Ezekiel 29:2-3. Israel fled from him, as it is stated: “They will come trembling like a bird from Egypt” (Hosea 11:11). When Israel departed from Egypt, Pharaoh was burned in fire, as it is stated: “You send your wrath, it consumes them like straw” (Exodus 15:7). Israel settled in a different place, as it is stated: “I have become like a bird alone on the roof” (Psalms 102:8). Then they fled like a bird from place to place, as it is stated: “Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a man who wanders from his place” (Proverbs 27:8). When they came to the Land of Israel, they found a nest, as it is stated: “The bird, too, has found a house” (Psalms 84:4). Likewise, David said: “Until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty of Jacob” (Psalms 132:5). That is why it says: “Our soul, like a bird, has escaped.”
Midrash Tehillim
My soul longs and faints for the house of the Lord. This is not just a present feeling, but the Israelites also longed for the Temple when they were at the sea, as it is said, "You led them in Your faithfulness to Your holy abode" (Exodus 15:13). Bring it and taste it. The Israelites said, "How long will our enemies hate us and say, 'Like a bird wandering from its nest'?" (Proverbs 27:8). There is no one but God, as it is said, "The Lord is a man of war" (Exodus 15:3). It is said that God does not return to His house, as it is said, "So a man wanders from his place" (Proverbs 27:8). And it is also said, "Flee, like a bird, to your mountain" (Psalm 11:1). It did not say "dove," but "bird." One takes the chicks of a dove, and it returns to its place, as it is said, "For the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot" (Genesis 8:9). But this bird is different; it lays its eggs in one place and takes its chicks, and does not return to its place. Similarly, the wicked and Israel are compared to this bird, as it is said, "Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself" (Psalm 84:4)....