Psalms 119:147
I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried. I hoped in thy words.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
In Context
146I have called to thee. Save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies.
148My eyes anticipated the night-watches that I might meditate on thy word.
Cross References
Psalms 5:3O LORD, in the morning thou shall hear my voice. In the morning I will direct to thee, and will keep watch.
Psalms 42:8[Yet] LORD will command his loving kindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, [even] a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalms 57:8Awake up, my glory. Awake, psaltery and harp. I myself will awake right early.
Psalms 88:13But to thee, O LORD, I have cried, and in the morning my prayer shall come before thee.
Psalms 119:43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for I have hoped in thine ordinances.
Psalms 119:81My soul faints for thy salvation. I hope in thy word.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:146-147
19. KOPH. 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord : I will keep thy statutes. 146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. Here we have, I. David's good prayers, by which he sought to God for mercy; these he mentions here, not as boasting of them, or trusting to any merit in them, but reflecting upon them with comfort, that he had taken the appointed way to comfort. Observe here, 1. That he was inward with God in prayer; he prayed with his heart, and prayer is acceptable no further… Read the whole commentary →