Psalms 130:6

My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning.

Berean Standard Bible

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 the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

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Cross References

Psalms 63:6When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

Psalms 134:1Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!

Acts 27:29Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

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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