Psalms 119:147

Psalms 119:147 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
• New International Version (NIV)I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word.

Context of Psalms 119:147

145KOPH. I have called with [my] whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah: I will observe thy statutes. 146I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies. I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word. 148Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy *word. 149Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness: O Jehovah, quicken me according to thy judgment.

Psalms 119:147 word by word

קִדַּ֣מְתִּי בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

• cryשָׁוַעshâva‛ · to cryH7768
• hopeיָחַלyâchal · to wait: hopeH3176
• wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Psalms 119:147

• Psalms 5:3Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.
• Psalms 21:3For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness; thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.
• Psalms 42:8In the day-time will Jehovah command his loving-kindness, and in the night his song shall be with me, a prayer unto the God of my life.
• Psalms 88:13But as for me, Jehovah, I cry unto thee, and in the morning my prayer cometh before thee.
• Psalms 130:6My soul [waiteth] for the Lord more than the watchers [wait] for the morning, [more than] the watchers for the morning.
• Isaiah 26:9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Mark 1:35And rising in the morning long before day, he went out and went away into a desert place, and there prayed.
• Psalms 119:74They that fear thee will see me, and rejoice; because I have hoped in thy word.
• Psalms 56:4In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me?
• Psalms 130:5I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
• Hebrews 6:17Wherein God, willing to shew more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his purpose, intervened by an oath,

Commentaries on Psalms 119:147

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 147I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried - I anticipated it; I rose up to pray before the morning dawned. On the word “prevent,” see the notes at 1 Thessalonians 4:15; notes at Psalm 21:3; notes at Psalm 59:10; notes at Psalm 79:8. The meaning here is, that he rose up before the dawn, to pray. Thus the Saviour did, Mark 1:35. (a) It is proper thus to pray, for our earliest thoughts should be those of devotion; our earliest acts should be in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 145-152Verses 145-152 Supplications with the whole heart are presented only by those who desire God's salvation, and who love his commandments. Whither should the child go but to his father? Save me from my sins, my corruptions, my temptations, all the hinderances in my way, that I may keep thy testimonies. Christians who enjoy health, should not suffer the early hours of the morning to glide away unimproved. Hope in God's word encourages us to continue in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 145-148I rise and anticipate translate the same Hebrew verb.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 145-149145-149. An intelligent devotion is led by divine promises and is directed to an increase of gracious affections, arising from a contemplation of revealed truth.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:147

• Prayer

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Commentaries on Psalms 119

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings