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Psalms 119:147
147I am up before dawn, crying for help— I put my hope in Your word.
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 cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, Adonai! I will keep Your decrees.” 146I cried out to You, “Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.” I am up before dawn, crying for help— I put my hope in Your word. 148My eyes are up before every night watch, as I meditate on Your word. 149Hear my voice with Your lovingkindness. Revive me, Adonai, with Your judgments.
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 5:3Listen to the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to you.
- Psalms 21:3You granted him his heart’s desire, and You did not withhold the request of his lips. Selah
- Psalms 42:8Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls. All Your waves and breakers have swept over me.
- Psalms 88:13Will Your wonders be known in the darkness? Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
- Psalms 130:6My soul waits for my Lord, more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning.
- Isaiah 26:9My soul longs for You at night, yes, my spirit within me seeks You. For when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
- Mark 1:35Very early, while it was still night, Yeshua got up, left, and went away to a place in the wilderness; and there He was praying.
- Psalms 119:74Those in awe of You see me and rejoice, because I put my hope in Your word.
- Psalms 56:4In a day when I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for Adonai, my soul waits, and in His word I hope.
- Hebrews 6:17In the same way God, determining to point out more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchanging nature of His purpose, 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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