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Psalms 119:148

God's wordStillness and meditationPrayer

146 I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.

147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.

My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.

149 Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.

150 Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.

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BSB
My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.
KJV
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
WEB
My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.
ASV
Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.
DARBY
Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy word.
BLB
My eyes have gone before the watches to meditate on Your word.
ÅB
Mine øyne var oppe før nattevaktene, for at jeg kunne grunde på ditt ord.
OTB
Mine øyne venter på nattevaktene,
Så jeg kan grunne på ditt ord.
B1930
Mine øine var oppe før nattevaktene, forat jeg kunde grunde på ditt ord.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 63:6

    When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

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  • Lamentations 2:19

    Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.

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  • Luke 6:12

    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

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  • Psalms 63:1

    O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.

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  • Psalms 139:17–18

    How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!

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  • Psalms 119:62

    At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.

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