Psalms 130:6

my soul for LORD more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

In Context

5I wait for LORD. My soul waits, and in his word do I hope,

7O Israel, hope in LORD, for with LORD there is loving kindness, and with him is plentiful redemption.

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Cross References

Psalms 63:6when I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the night-watches.

Psalms 134:1Behold, bless ye LORD, all ye servants of LORD, who stand by night in the house of LORD.

Acts 27:29And fearing lest somehow we might falloff on rough places, having cast off four anchors from the stern, they prayed for day to develop.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 130:6-8

Encouragement to Trust in and Depend upon God. 5 I wait for the Lord , my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord : for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Here, I. The psalmist engages himself to trust in God and to wait for him, v. 5, 6 . Observe, 1. His dependence upon… Read the whole commentary →

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