Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. New Living Translation I long for the Lord more than sentries long for the dawn, yes, more than sentries long for the dawn. English Standard Version my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. Berean Standard Bible My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning. King James Bible My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. New King James Version My soul waits for the Lord More than those who watch for the morning— Yes, more than those who watch for the morning. New American Standard Bible My soul waits in hope for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Yes, more than the watchmen for the morning. NASB 1995 My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning. NASB 1977 My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning. Legacy Standard Bible My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning, The watchmen for the morning. Amplified Bible My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; More than the watchmen for the morning. Christian Standard Bible I wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning — more than watchmen for the morning. Holman Christian Standard Bible I wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning— more than watchmen for the morning. American Standard Version My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning. Aramaic Bible in Plain English I have waited for LORD JEHOVAH from the watch of dawn and unto the watch of the morning. Brenton Septuagint Translation My soul has hoped in the Lord; from the morning watch till night. Contemporary English Version I wait for you more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn. Yes, I wait more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn. Douay-Rheims Bible From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. English Revised Version My soul looketh for the Lord, more than watchmen look for the morning; yea, more than watchmen for the morning. GOD'S WORD® Translation My soul waits for the LORD more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning. Good News Translation I wait for the Lord more eagerly than sentries wait for the dawn--than sentries wait for the dawn. International Standard Version My soul looks to the Lord more than watchmen look for the morning— more, indeed, than watchmen for the morning. JPS Tanakh 1917 My soul waiteth for the Lord, More than watchmen for the morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning. Literal Standard Version My soul [is] for the Lord, | More than those watching for morning, | Watching for morning! Majority Standard Bible My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning. New American Bible My soul looks for the Lord more than sentinels for daybreak. More than sentinels for daybreak, NET Bible I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning. New Revised Standard Version my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning. New Heart English Bible My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning. Webster's Bible Translation My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. World English Bible My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. Young's Literal Translation My soul is for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Out of the Depths I Cry to You…5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. 6My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning. 7O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.… Cross References Psalm 33:20 Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. Psalm 63:6 When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night. Psalm 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope. Treasury of Scripture My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. waiteth Psalm 63:6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. Psalm 119:147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. Acts 27:29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. Psalm 134:1 A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. Isaiah 21:8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: Jump to Previous Indeed Longs Morning Soul Wait Waiteth Waits Watch Watchers Watching WatchmenJump to Next Indeed Longs Morning Soul Wait Waiteth Waits Watch Watchers Watching WatchmenPsalm 130 1. The psalmist professes his hope in prayer5. And his patience in hope 7. He exhorts Israel to trust in God (6) Watch for the morning.--Comp. Psalm 123:2 for another figure of the same earnest upward gaze. In the "watcher for the dawn" there may be an allusion to the Levite-sentinel whose duty it was to signal the first ray of dawn, and the moment for commencing the sacred rites of the Temple (Psalm 134:1), but the figure if general, as marking the impatience of a deeply agitated soul--a sufferer waiting for relief, a contrite sinner for forgiveness--is as striking as graceful. (See Deuteronomy 28:67.)Verse 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; i.e. more eagerly, more anxiously, than even the night watchman, tired with his long vigil. Again the repetition adds force. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My soulנַפְשִׁ֥י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion [waits] for the Lord לַֽאדֹנָ֑י (la·ḏō·nāy) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord more than watchmen מִשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים (miš·šō·mə·rîm) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to for the morning— לַ֝בֹּ֗קֶר (lab·bō·qer) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning more than watchmen waiting שֹׁמְרִ֥ים (šō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to for the morning. לַבֹּֽקֶר׃ (lab·bō·qer) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning Links Psalm 130:6 NIVPsalm 130:6 NLT Psalm 130:6 ESV Psalm 130:6 NASB Psalm 130:6 KJV Psalm 130:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 130:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 130:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 130:6 French Bible Psalm 130:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 130:6 My soul longs for the Lord more (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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