Psalms 119:148
Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy word.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
In Context
147I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word.
149Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.
Cross References
Psalms 63:6When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:
Psalms 119:62At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night, in the beginning of the watches; pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, who faint from hunger at the top of all the streets.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:148-149
147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. David goes on here to relate how he had abounded in the duty of prayer, much to his comfort and advantage: he cried unto God, that is, offered up to him his pious and devout affections with all seriousness. Observe, I. The handmaids of his devotion. The two great exercises that attended his prayers, and were helpful to them, were, 1. Hope in God's word, which… Read the whole commentary →