Psalms 119:147

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

145I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. 146I have called unto thee; save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies. I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words. 148Mine eyes prevented the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. 149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy judgments.

Psalms 119:147 word by word

קִדַּ֣מְתִּי בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה לִדְבָרְךָ֥ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

• criedשָׁוַעshâva‛ · to cryH7768
• hopedיָחַלyâchal · to wait: hopeH3176
• wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for Psalms 119:147

• Psalms 5:3O LORD, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.
• Psalms 21:3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
• Psalms 42:8Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with me, even a prayer unto the God of my life.
• Psalms 88:13But unto thee, O LORD, have I cried, and in the morning shall my prayer come before thee.
• Psalms 130:6My soul looketh for the Lord, more than watchmen look for the morning; yea, more than watchmen for the morning.
• Isaiah 26:9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Mark 1:35And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
• Psalms 119:74They that fear thee shall see me and be glad; because I have hoped in thy word.
• Psalms 56:4In God I will praise his word: in God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me?
• Psalms 130:5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
• Hebrews 6:17Wherein God, being minded to shew more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed 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

Topics related to Psalms 119:147

• Prayer

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• 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