English Standard Version
Psalms 119:147
147I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.
Context of Psalms 119:147
145With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes. 146I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies. I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. 148My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise. 149Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:147 word by word
קִדַּ֣מְתִּי בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:147
- Psalms 5:3O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
- Psalms 21:3For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown of fine gold upon his head.
- Psalms 42:8By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
- Psalms 88:13But I, O Lord, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you.
- Psalms 130:6my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.
- Isaiah 26:9My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
- Mark 1:35And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.
- Psalms 119:74Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
- Psalms 56:4In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
- Psalms 130:5I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;
- Hebrews 6:17So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with 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
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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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