Psalms 119:148
Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, that I might meditate in Thy word.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
In Context
147I rose early at dawn, and cried; I hoped in Thy word.
149Hear my voice according unto Thy lovingkindness; quicken me, O LORD, as Thou art wont.
Cross References
Psalms 63:6(63-7) When I remember Thee upon my couch, and meditate on Thee in the night-watches.
Psalms 119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of Thy righteous ordinances.
Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night, at 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, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.'
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 →