Psalms 130:6

My soul [waiteth] for the Lord, more than they that watch for the morning expect the morning.

Leeser Tanakh

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 hope for the Lord, my soul doth hope, and for his word do I wait.

7Let Israel wait for the Lord; for with the Lord there is kindness, and with him is redemption in abundance;

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Cross References

Psalms 63:6(63:7) When I remember thee upon my couch, I meditate on thee in the night-watches.

Psalms 134:1“A song of the degrees.” Arise! bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord that stand in the house of the Lord in the nights.

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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