Psalms 130:6
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
KJV
My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more thanwatchmen for the morning.
ASV
נַפְשִׁ֥/י לַֽ/אדֹנָ֑/י מִ/שֹּׁמְרִ֥ים לַ֝/בֹּ֗קֶר שֹׁמְרִ֥ים לַ/בֹּֽקֶר
Hebrew
My soul is for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!
YLT
My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
4 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בֹּ֔קֶר
bqr
noun · 214×
י
y
noun · 440×
י
y
noun · 752×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Isa 26:9 — With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
- Job 7:4 — When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
- Ps 5:3 — My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
- Ps 63:6 — When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
- Ps 78:7 — That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
- Ps 119:123 — Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
- Ps 119:147 — I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
- Ps 134:1 — Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.