English Standard Version
Psalms 119:148
148My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My eyes are awake through the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I stay awake through the night, thinking about your promise.
Context of Psalms 119:148
146I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies. 147I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. My 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. 150They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.
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קִדְּמ֣וּ עֵ֭ינַי אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹת לָ֝שִׂ֗יחַ בְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:148
- Psalms 119:62At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules.
- Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
- Psalms 139:17How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
- Lamentations 2:19"Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches! Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord! Lift your hands to him for the lives of your children, who faint for hunger at the head of every street."
- Luke 6:12In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued 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
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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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