Psalms 130:6

My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

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 waits. I hope in his word.

7Israel, hope in the LORD, for there is loving kindness with the LORD. Abundant redemption is with him.

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Cross References

Psalms 63:6when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

Psalms 134:1Look! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the LORD’s house!

Acts 27:29Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

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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