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<i>Yes, more than</i> the watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/130.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/130.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My soul <i>waits</i> for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; <i>Indeed, more than</i> the watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/130.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My soul <i>waits</i> for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning, The watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/130.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My soul waits for the Lord More than the watchmen for the morning; More than the watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/130.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning — more than watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/130.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I wait for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning— more than watchmen for the morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/130.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/130.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I wait for you more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn. Yes, I wait more eagerly than a soldier on guard duty waits for the dawn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/130.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My soul looketh for the Lord, more than watchmen look for the morning; yea, more than watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/130.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My soul waits for the LORD more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/130.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I wait for the Lord more eagerly than sentries wait for the dawn--than sentries wait for the dawn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/130.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My soul looks to the Lord more than watchmen look for the morning— more, indeed, than watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/130.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning?more than watchmen wait for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/130.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/130.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/130.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/130.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/130.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My soul [is] for the Lord, "" More than those watching for morning, "" Watching for morning!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/130.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My soul is for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/130.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My soul for Jehovah more than they watching for the morning: they watching for the morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/130.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/130.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 129:6>From the morning watch, even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/130.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My soul looks for the Lord more than sentinels for daybreak. More than sentinels for daybreak, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/130.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/130.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have waited for the LORD from the morning watch even until the night watch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/130.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have waited for LORD JEHOVAH from the watch of dawn and unto the watch of the morning.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/130.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My soul waiteth for the Lord, More than watchmen for the morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/130.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My soul has hoped in the Lord; from the morning watch till night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/130-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16510" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/130.htm">Out of the Depths I Cry to You</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">My soul</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: la·ḏō·nāy (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">waits for the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: miš·šō·mə·rîm (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">more than watchmen wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: lab·bō·qer (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">for the morning—</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šō·mə·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">more than watchmen wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: lab·bō·qer (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">for the morning.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-25.htm">Lamentations 3:25-26</a></span><br />The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. / It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm">Isaiah 26:8-9</a></span><br />Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls. / My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-7.htm">Micah 7:7</a></span><br />But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Psalm 5:3</a></span><br />In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">Psalm 62:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-5.htm">Psalm 25:5</a></span><br />Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Psalm 27:14</a></span><br />Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Habakkuk 2:1</a></span><br />I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-25.htm">Romans 8:25</a></span><br />But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:6</a></span><br />So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a></span><br />“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.</p><p class="hdg">waiteth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Psalm 63:6</a></b></br> When I remember thee upon my bed, <i>and</i> meditate on thee in the <i>night</i> watches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147</a></b></br> I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/27-29.htm">Acts 27:29</a></b></br> Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/134-1.htm">Psalm 134:1</a></b></br> A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all <i>ye</i> servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm">Isaiah 21:8</a></b></br> And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/128-6.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Longs</a> <a href="/psalms/119-147.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/psalms/65-1.htm">Waiteth</a> <a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Waits</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-23.htm">Watchers</a> <a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/psalms/127-1.htm">Watchmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/1-9.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/psalms/143-6.htm">Longs</a> <a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/130-7.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-18.htm">Waiteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-22.htm">Waits</a> <a href="/psalms/139-3.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Watchers</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-11.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Watchmen</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 130</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">The psalmist professes his hope in prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">And his patience in hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/130-7.htm">He exhorts Israel to trust in God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/130.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/130.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My soul waits for the Lord</b><br>This phrase reflects a deep, personal longing and anticipation for God's presence and intervention. The soul's waiting signifies a posture of faith and trust, often seen throughout the Psalms, where the psalmist expresses reliance on God's timing and deliverance. This waiting is not passive but active, involving prayer, meditation, and hope. The concept of waiting for the Lord is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a>, which promises renewed strength for those who wait on the Lord. It also connects to the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to wait for the return of Christ (<a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a>).<p><b>more than watchmen wait for the morning—</b><br>The imagery of watchmen highlights vigilance and expectation. In ancient times, watchmen were stationed on city walls to guard against threats during the night. Their role was crucial, as they were responsible for the safety of the city. The anticipation of morning brought relief and assurance, as daylight dispelled the dangers of the night. This metaphor underscores the certainty and hope in God's faithfulness, as morning is guaranteed to follow night. The repetition of this phrase emphasizes the intensity and earnestness of the psalmist's waiting.<p><b>more than watchmen wait for the morning.</b><br>The repetition serves to reinforce the depth of the psalmist's yearning and the certainty of God's response. It suggests an unwavering confidence in God's promises, much like the certainty of dawn. This assurance is a recurring theme in scripture, where God's faithfulness is likened to the reliability of the natural order (<a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>). The watchmen's anticipation of morning can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is referred to as the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), bringing hope and salvation to those who wait for Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/130.htm">Psalm 130</a>, traditionally attributed to David, who expresses a deep longing and hope in the Lord.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/watchmen.htm">Watchmen</a></b><br>Individuals tasked with keeping watch, especially during the night, to ensure the safety and security of a city or community.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a></b><br>The central figure in the Psalm, representing God as the source of hope and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_discipline_of_waiting.htm">The Discipline of Waiting</a></b><br>Waiting on the Lord requires patience and trust, akin to the watchmen who vigilantly anticipate the dawn. This discipline strengthens our faith and reliance on God's timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_the_lord.htm">Hope in the Lord</a></b><br>Just as the morning is certain to come, so is the fulfillment of God's promises. Our hope should be steadfast, knowing that God is faithful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_in_prayer.htm">Vigilance in Prayer</a></b><br>Like the watchmen, we are called to be vigilant in prayer, maintaining a posture of readiness and expectation for God's intervention in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_promises.htm">The Certainty of God's Promises</a></b><br>The repetition of "more than watchmen wait for the morning" underscores the certainty and reliability of God's promises, encouraging us to trust in His unfailing word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_alertness.htm">Spiritual Alertness</a></b><br>The watchmen's role is a reminder of the need for spiritual alertness, being aware of God's presence and activity in our lives, even in the darkest times.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_130.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 130</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_psalm_23.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 23?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_130_5-6_hope_empirically_proven.htm">Can the hope expressed in Psalm 130:5-6 be substantiated through any empirical or scientific means?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_psalmist_ask_'how_long'.htm">Psalm 6:3 - If God is all-knowing, why is the Psalmist left in anxious uncertainty, asking 'How long?'</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_align_my_heart_to_revere_you.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on waiting?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/130.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Watch for the morning.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/123-2.htm" title="Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait on the LORD our God, until that he have mercy on us.">Psalm 123:2</a> for another figure of the same earnest upward gaze. In the "watcher for the dawn" there may be an allusion to the Levite-sentinel whose duty it was to signal the first ray of dawn, and the moment for commencing the sacred rites of the Temple (<a href="/psalms/134-1.htm" title="Behold, bless you the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.">Psalm 134:1</a>), but the figure if general, as marking the impatience of a deeply agitated soul--a sufferer waiting for relief, a contrite sinner for forgiveness--is as striking as graceful. (See <a href="/deuteronomy/28-67.htm" title="In the morning you shall say, Would God it were even! and at even you shall say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of your heart with which you shall fear, and for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.">Deuteronomy 28:67</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/130.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning</span>: I say, more than they that <span class="cmt_word">watch for the morning</span>; i.e. more eagerly, more anxiously, than even the night watchman, tired with his long vigil. Again the repetition adds force. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/130-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My soul</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[waits] for the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽאדֹנָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">more than watchmen</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šō·mə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the morning—</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֝בֹּ֗קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">more than watchmen waiting</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמְרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the morning.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבֹּֽקֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/130-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 130:6 My soul longs for the Lord more (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/130-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 130:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 130:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/130-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 130:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 130:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>