Psalms 119:148New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— My eyes anticipate the night watches, That I may meditate on Your word.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Mine eyes prevent the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Mine eyes prevented the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— My eyes anticipated the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy *word.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— My eyes to thee have prevented the morning: that I might meditate on thy words.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Mine eyes preuent the [night] watches: that I might meditate in thy word.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Mine eyes open before the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Mine eyes prevented the dawn, that I might meditate on thine oracles.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Mine eyes prevent the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word. |
Mine eyes
5869 {5869} Primeעַיִן`ayin{ah'-yin}
Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape).
prevent
6923 {6923} Primeקָדַםqadam{kaw-dam'}
A primitive root; to project (one self), that is, precede; hence to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help).
z8765 <8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2121
the [ night] watches,
821 {0821} Primeאַשְׁמֻרָה'ashmurah{ash-moo-raw'}
(Feminine) from H8104; a night watch.
that I might meditate
7878 {7878} Primeשִׂיחַsiyach{see'-akh}
A primitive root; to ponder, that is, (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence aloud) or (transitively) utter.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
in thy word.
565 {0565} Primeאִמְרָה'imrah{im-raw'}
The second form is the feminine of H0561, and meaning the same. |
Psalms 119:148
Watches — The middle watch, which was set in the middle of the night; and the morning watch, which was set some hours before the dawning of the day. |
Psalms 119:148
Mine eyes (b) prevent the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
(b) He was more earnest in the study of God's word, than they who kept the watch were in their charge. |
- eyes:
Psalms 119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
Psalms 63:1 [[A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.]] O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Psalms 63:6 When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.
Psalms 139:17-18 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! ... [If] I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Lamentations 2:19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
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- the night watches:
- The ancient Jews divided the night into three watches of four hours each, beginning at six o'clock in the evening; before the last of which, "the day break," or "morning watch," as the LXX and Vulgate read, the Psalmist was awake.
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