Psalms 130:6

My soul [is] for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!

Young's Literal Translation

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 hoped [for] Jehovah — hoped hath my soul, And for His word I have waited.

7Israel doth wait on Jehovah, For with Jehovah [is] kindness, And abundant with Him [is] redemption.

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Cross References

Psalms 63:6If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.

Psalms 134:1A Song of the Ascents. Lo, bless Jehovah, all servants of Jehovah, Who are standing in the house of Jehovah by night.

Acts 27:29and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.

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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