Psalms 130:6

Let them be as grass on the tops of houses: which withered before it be plucked up:

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

5let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion.

7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand: nor he that gathereth sheaves his bosom.

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Cross References

Psalms 63:6Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.

Psalms 134:1Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell in unity.

Acts 27:29Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

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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