Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My soul fleeth unto the LORD before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.
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.
A Conservative Version
my soul for LORD more than watchmen for the morning, 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.
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 look for the LORD; my soul doth wait for him, and in his word is my trust. 6 My soul fleeth unto the LORD before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. 7 O Israel, trust in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 63:6
Have I not remembered thee in my bed, and thought upon thee when I was waking?
Psalm 119:147
Early in the morning do I cry unto thee; for in thy word is my trust.
Psalm 134:1
{A song of the stairs} Behold now, praise the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, ye that by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Isaiah 21:8
And the watchman cried, "LORD, I have stood waiting all the whole day, and am appointed to keep my watch every night.
Acts 27:29
Then fearing, lest they should have fallen on some rock, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.