Psalms 119:148
My eyes are open before the night watches change 1 so that I might meditate on your word. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
In Context
147I rise before the dawn of the morning and cry for help. 1 I hope in your words. 1
Cross References
Psalms 63:6when I think about you on my bed 1 and meditate on you in the night hours. 1
Psalms 119:62At midnight I rise to give thanks to you 1 because of your righteous decrees. 1
Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches! 1 Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. 1 Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children who faint with hunger at the corner of every street.” 1
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 →