New English Translation
Psalms 119:148
148My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours, so that I can meditate on your word.
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 cried out to you, “Deliver me, so that I can keep your rules.” 147I am up before dawn crying for help. I find hope in your word. My eyes anticipate the nighttime hours, so that I can meditate on your word. 149Listen to me because of your loyal love! O Lord, revive me, as you typically do! 150Those who are eager to do wrong draw near; 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 119:62In the middle of the night I arise to thank you for your just regulations.
- Psalms 63:1O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
- Psalms 139:17How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!
- Lamentations 2:19Get up! Cry out in the night when the night watches start! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord! Lift up your hands to him for your children’s lives; they are fainting at every street corner. ר (Resh)
- Luke 6:12Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all 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
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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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