Psalms 130:6

My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than the watchers [wait] for the morning, [more than] the watchers for the morning.

Darby Translation

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 Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

7Let Israel hope in Jehovah, because with Jehovah there is loving-kindness, and with him is plenteous redemption;

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Cross References

Psalms 63:6When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:

Psalms 134:1{A Song of degrees.} Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, who by night stand in the house of Jehovah.

Acts 27:29and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.

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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