Psalm 130:6 {129:6}
Good News Translation
I wait for the Lord more eagerly than sentries wait for the dawn--than sentries wait for the dawn.

New Revised Standard Version
my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.

Contemporary English Version
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.

New American Bible
My soul looks for the Lord more than sentinels for daybreak. More than sentinels for daybreak,

Douay-Rheims Bible
From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.

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Psalm 63:6 If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:

Psalm 119:147 I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: because in thy words I very much hoped.

Acts 27:29 Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern: and wished for the day.

Psalm 134:1 A gradual canticle. Behold now bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord: Who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.

Isaiah 21:8 And a lion cried out: I am upon the watchtower of the Lord, standing continually by day: and I am upon my ward, standing whole nights.

Context
Out of the Depths I Cry to You
5my soul hath hoped in the Lord. 6From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord.7Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful redemption.…
Cross References
Psalm 33:20
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helper and protector.

Psalm 63:6
If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:

Psalm 119:147
I prevented the dawning of the day, and cried: because in thy words I very much hoped.

Psalm 130:5
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