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Psalms 119:147
147I wake up before dawn and I cry to you for help. I trust your promises to be true.
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
145With my whole being, I call to you, ‘Answer me, Lord! I will obey your commands.’ 146I say to you, ‘Save me, so that I can obey your rules.’ I wake up before dawn and I cry to you for help. I trust your promises to be true. 148I am awake during each night, and I think carefully about your message. 149You love me with a faithful love, so please listen to me! Lord, do what is right, and keep my life safe.
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קִדַּ֣מְתִּי בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:147
- Psalms 5:3Lord, every morning you listen to my voice. At sunrise I will turn to you for help, and I will wait for you to answer.
- Psalms 21:3You came to him, and you blessed him with many good things: You put a crown on his head. It was made from the best gold.
- Psalms 42:8Each day, the Lord shows me that he loves me with his faithful love. Each night he gives me a song to sing, as I pray to the God who lives for ever.
- Psalms 88:13But as for me, Lord, I call to you for help. Every morning I pray to you.
- Psalms 130:6I want my Lord to come and help me, more than a guard at night wants the morning to come. Yes, I want my Lord to come quickly, even more than that.
- Isaiah 26:9During the night, I think about you a lot. When morning arrives, I want to be near to you in my spirit. When you come to judge people on the earth, then people will understand your justice.
- Mark 1:35Jesus got up very early the next morning, while it was still dark. He went to a place where he could be alone. He prayed there.
- Psalms 119:74People who respect you will be happy when they see me. That is because I trust your word.
- Psalms 56:4By God's help, I will praise his word. By God's help, I will trust in him. I will not be afraid. People can do nothing to hurt me!
- Psalms 130:5I will wait for the Lord to help me. I trust him completely. So I wait for him to do what he has promised.
- Hebrews 6:17God wanted to show very clearly that he would never change his purpose. He wanted his people to know that he would certainly bless them. So when he made this promise, he also used his own name to make it strong.
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
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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
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