Psalms 119:148

Psalms 119:148 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
• New International Version (NIV)My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My eyes are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word.

Context of Psalms 119:148

146I call upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies. 147I anticipate the morning-dawn and I cry: I hope in thy word. Mine 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. 150They have drawn nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

Psalms 119:148 word by word

קִדְּמ֣וּ עֵ֭ינַי אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת לָ֝שִׂ֗יחַ בְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• meditateשִׂיחַώîyach · to museH7878
• wordאִמְרָה'imrâh 'emrâh · wordH565

Cross-references for Psalms 119:148

• Psalms 119:62At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments.
• Psalms 63:1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:
• Psalms 139:17But how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
• Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night, in the beginning of the watches; pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, who faint from hunger at the top of all the streets.
• Luke 6:12And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:148

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 148Mine eyes prevent the night watches - Luther renders this, “I wake up early.” The Hebrew word means a “watch” - a part of the night, so called from military watches, or a dividing of the night to “keep guard.” See the notes at Psalm 90:4. The idea of the psalmist here is, that he anticipated these regular divisions of the night in order that he might engage in devotion. Instead of waiting for their return, he arose for prayer before they recurred - so…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 119:148

• Meditation
• Night

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

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