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I have put my hope in your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/119.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I rise before the dawning of the morning, And cry for help; I hope in Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Thy words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I eagerly greet the dawn and cry for help; I wait for Your words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry [in prayer] for help; I wait for Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry out for help; I put my hope in your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry out for help; I put my hope in Your word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Even before sunrise, I pray for your help, and I put my hope in what you have said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I got up before dawn, and I cried out for help. My hope is based on your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Before sunrise I call to you for help; I place my hope in your promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I get up before dawn and cry for help; I place my hope in your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am up before dawn crying for help. I find hope in your word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, "" I have hoped for Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I anticipated the dawn, and I will cry: I hoped for thy words.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: because in thy words I very much hoped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:147>I arrived first in maturity, and so I cried out. For in your words, I have hoped beyond hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry out; I put my hope in your words. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I rise before dawn and cry for help; I put my hope in your words.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I arose at the dawn of the morning, and cried; I hoped in thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I preceded the dawn and I cried and waited for your word.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I rose early at dawn, and cried; I hoped in Thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I arose before the dawn, and cried: I hoped in thy words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-147.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=15818" 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/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">146</span>I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies. <span class="reftext">147</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6923.htm" title="6923: qid·dam·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To come or be in front, meet. A primitive root; to project, i.e. Precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet.">I rise</a> <a href="/hebrew/5399.htm" title="5399: ḇan·ne·šep̄ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Twilight. From nashaph; properly, a breeze, i.e. dusk.">before dawn</a> <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm" title="7768: wā·’ă·šaw·wê·‘āh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To cry out (for help). A primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo.">and cry for help;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: liḏ·ḇå̄·rɛ·ḵå̄ (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">in Your word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3176.htm" title="3176: yi·ḥā·lə·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To wait, await. A primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope.">I have put my hope.</a> </span><span class="reftext">148</span>My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.…<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="/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/88-13.htm">Psalm 88:13</a></span><br />But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-6.htm">Psalm 130:6</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="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/26-9.htm">Isaiah 26:9</a></span><br />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/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/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8</a></span><br />The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/57-8.htm">Psalm 57:8</a></span><br />Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-8.htm">Psalm 143:8</a></span><br />Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-35.htm">Mark 1:35</a></span><br />Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-12.htm">Luke 6:12</a></span><br />In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-23.htm">Matthew 14:23</a></span><br />After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a></span><br />“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in your word.</p><p class="hdg">I prevented.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Psalm 5:3</a></b></br> My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct <i>my prayer</i> unto thee, and will look up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-3.htm">Psalm 21:3</a></b></br> For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-8.htm">Psalm 42:8</a></b></br> <i>Yet</i> the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song <i>shall be</i> with me, <i>and</i> my prayer unto the God of my life.</p><p class="hdg">hoped</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-74.htm">Psalm 119:74,81</a></b></br> They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/56-4.htm">Psalm 56:4</a></b></br> In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Psalm 130:5</a></b></br> I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Anticipate</a> <a href="/mark/14-8.htm">Anticipated</a> <a href="/psalms/119-146.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/psalms/119-146.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/110-3.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Dawning</a> <a href="/psalms/116-2.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/108-2.htm">Early</a> <a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/psalms/119-86.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/119-116.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/psalms/119-114.htm">Hoped</a> <a href="/psalms/110-3.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Prevented</a> <a href="/psalms/119-62.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/psalms/113-3.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/psalms/119-114.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/psalms/119-146.htm">Word</a> <a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-148.htm">Anticipate</a> <a href="/psalms/119-148.htm">Anticipated</a> <a href="/psalms/120-1.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-18.htm">Dawning</a> <a href="/psalms/135-17.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Early</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-25.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/psalms/119-154.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/119-166.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/psalms/119-166.htm">Hoped</a> <a href="/psalms/130-6.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm">Prevented</a> <a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/124-2.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/psalms/121-6.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/psalms/119-166.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/psalms/119-148.htm">Word</a> <a href="/psalms/119-160.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</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'; 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Rising before dawn indicates a commitment to seeking God early, a practice seen throughout Scripture. In <a href="/mark/1-35.htm">Mark 1:35</a>, Jesus Himself rises early to pray, setting an example of prioritizing communion with the Father. The act of crying for help suggests a recognition of human limitation and a reliance on divine intervention. This is a common theme in the Psalms, where the psalmist often turns to God in times of distress (<a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Psalm 5:3</a>, <a href="/psalms/88-13.htm">Psalm 88:13</a>). The cultural context of ancient Israel placed significant importance on prayer and seeking God, especially in times of need, as seen in the practices of figures like David and Daniel.<p><b>in Your word I have put my hope.</b><br>The psalmist's hope is anchored in the word of God, which is a central theme throughout <a href="/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>. This reflects a trust in the promises and faithfulness of God as revealed in Scripture. The word of God is seen as a source of guidance, comfort, and assurance (<a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>, <a href="/psalms/119-114.htm">Psalm 119:114</a>). In the historical context, the Torah was the foundation of Jewish life and worship, providing laws, teachings, and promises that shaped the identity and faith of the people. Theologically, this hope in God's word points to the reliability and eternal nature of Scripture (<a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a>, <a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a>). In a typological sense, Jesus Christ is the Word made flesh (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>), embodying the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises and the source of hope for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep longing and dependence on God's word.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure to whom the psalmist cries out for help and in whom the psalmist places his hope.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/dawn.htm">Dawn</a></b><br>The time of day before sunrise, symbolizing a new beginning and the psalmist's eagerness to seek God early.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_early_prayer.htm">The Importance of Early Prayer</a></b><br>Rising before dawn to pray demonstrates a priority on seeking God and sets a tone of dependence on Him for the day.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/crying_out_for_help.htm">Crying Out for Help</a></b><br>The psalmist's cry for help is a reminder that we can bring our needs and concerns to God, trusting in His ability to provide and guide.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_word.htm">Hope in God's Word</a></b><br>Placing hope in God's word means trusting in His promises and finding assurance in His truth, which provides stability in uncertain times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_seeking_god.htm">Consistency in Seeking God</a></b><br>Developing a habit of seeking God consistently, especially in the morning, can strengthen our relationship with Him and align our hearts with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/scriptural_meditation.htm">Scriptural Meditation</a></b><br>Meditating on God's word is crucial for spiritual growth and helps us to internalize His promises, which fuels our hope and faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_119.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 119</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_psalm_119's_main_message.htm">What is the central message of Psalm 119?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_respond_to_abuse.htm">How should we respond to acts of abuse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_112_4_metaphorical_or_scientific.htm">Psalm 112:4 refers to light dawning in darkness for the upright; can this be confirmed scientifically, or is it purely metaphorical language with no empirical validation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_verses_are_controversial_in_the_satanic_verses.htm">What causes people to abandon their faith?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>KOPH.</span><p>(147) <span class= "bld">Prevented.</span>--See <a href="/psalms/18-5.htm" title="The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.">Psalm 18:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/79-8.htm" title="O remember not against us former iniquities: let your tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.">Psalm 79:8</a>. The Authorised Version gives the sense, <span class= "ital">I was up before the morning.</span><p><span class= "bld">Dawning of the morning.</span>--The Hebrew word means literally "breath," and is used of the fresh breeze that blows both at sunset (<a href="/job/24-15.htm" title="The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguises his face.">Job 24:15</a>; <a href="/proverbs/7-9.htm" title="In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:">Proverbs 7:9</a>) and sunrise (<a href="/job/7-4.htm" title="When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro to the dawning of the day.">Job 7:4</a>). Generally in our version rendered "twilight." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 147.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried</span> (comp. ver. 62). Evening, morning, and noonday were the three usual times of prayer (<a href="/psalms/55-17.htm">Psalm 55:17</a>). The writer could not wait for morning. Either he woke up to pray at midnight, or at any rate he anticipated the dawn, and began his morning prayer while it was still dark. <span class="cmt_word">I hoped in thy Word</span>. Hope was so strong in him that it did not suffer him to rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-147.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">I rise</span><br /><span class="heb">קִדַּ֣מְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(qid·dam·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6923.htm">Strong's 6923: </a> </span><span class="str2">To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before dawn</span><br /><span class="heb">בַ֭נֶּשֶׁף</span> <span class="translit">(ḇan·ne·šep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5399.htm">Strong's 5399: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breeze, dusk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cry for help;</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֲשַׁוֵּ֑עָה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ă·šaw·wê·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7768.htm">Strong's 7768: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be free, to halloo</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">0</span> <span class="translit">(0)</span><br /><span class="parse">0<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your word</span><br /><span class="heb">לִדְבָרְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(liḏ·ḇā·rə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have put my hope.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִחָֽלְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(yi·ḥā·lə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3176.htm">Strong's 3176: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wait, to be patient, hope</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-147.htm">Psalm 119:147 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-147.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-146.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:146"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:146" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-148.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:148"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:148" /></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>