Psalms 119:147
I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
In Context
146I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
148Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
Cross References
Psalms 5:3Jehovah, [at] morning Thou hearest my voice, [At] morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.
Psalms 42:8By day Jehovah commandeth His kindness, And by night a song [is] with me, A prayer to the God of my life.
Psalms 57:8Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn.
Psalms 88:13And I, unto Thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, And in the morning doth my prayer come before Thee.
Psalms 119:43And Thou takest not utterly away From my mouth the word of truth, Because for Thy judgment I have hoped.
Psalms 119:81[Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:146-147
19. KOPH. 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord : I will keep thy statutes. 146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. Here we have, I. David's good prayers, by which he sought to God for mercy; these he mentions here, not as boasting of them, or trusting to any merit in them, but reflecting upon them with comfort, that he had taken the appointed way to comfort. Observe here, 1. That he was inward with God in prayer; he prayed with his heart, and prayer is acceptable no further… Read the whole commentary →