Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
my soul for LORD more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning.
New American Standard Bible
More than the watchmen
Indeed, more than the watchmen for the morning.
King James Version
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Holman Bible
more than watchmen for the morning—
more than watchmen for the morning.
International Standard Version
My soul looks to the Lord more than watchmen look for the morning more, indeed, than watchmen for the morning.
American Standard Version
My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning.
Amplified
My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen for the morning;
More than the watchmen for the morning.
Darby Translation
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than the watchers wait for the morning, more than the watchers for the morning.
Julia Smith Translation
My soul for Jehovah more than they watching for the morning: they watching for the morning.
King James 2000
My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Lexham Expanded Bible
My soul [waits] for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning. Yes, [more than] watchmen for the morning.
Modern King James verseion
My soul waits for Jehovah more than morning-watchers who are watching for the morning.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My soul fleeth unto the LORD before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.
NET Bible
I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.
New Heart English Bible
My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning.
The Emphasized Bible
I have hoped, O my soul, for My Lord, more than they who watch for the morning, who watch for the morning.
Webster
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
World English Bible
My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; more than watchmen for the morning.
Youngs Literal Translation
My soul is for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!
Themes
God » Voice of select readings » Waiting for
Waiting upon God » Should be » With earnest desire
Watchmen » Illustrative » (looking for the morning,) of anxious waiting for God
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 130:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Awaiting Redemption
5 I wait for LORD. My soul waits, and in his word do I hope, 6 my soul for LORD more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in LORD, for with LORD there is loving kindness, and with him is plentiful redemption.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 63:6
when I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the night-watches.
Psalm 119:147
I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried. I hoped in thy words.
Psalm 134:1
Behold, bless ye LORD, all ye servants of LORD, who stand by night in the house of LORD.
Isaiah 21:8
And he cried out as a lion, O LORD, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and am set in my ward whole nights,
Acts 27:29
And fearing lest somehow we might falloff on rough places, having cast off four anchors from the stern, they prayed for day to develop.