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My eyes stay open through the night watches, That I might meditate on your word.
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Devotion Driven by Desire
Commentators observe that the psalmist doesn't just follow a schedule; he eagerly 'anticipates' the night watches. Albert Barnes compares this to a hungry person who can't wait for a meal. This verse illustrates a devotion born not from duty, but from a deep, heartfelt desire to spend time with God in His Word, even sacrificing sleep to do so.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Mine eyes prevent the night watches — Luther renders this, “I wake up early.” The Hebrew word means a “watch”—a part of the night, …
19th Century
Baptist
I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in your word. My eyes anticipate the night watches, that I might meditate in your …
16th Century
Protestant
My eyes have prevented the night watchers. The Psalmist here suggests that he was more diligently focused on meditating on the law of God …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Mine eyes prevent the [night] watches The Targum is, ``the morning and evening watches.'' There were three of them; …
Supplications with the whole heart are presented only by those who desire God's salvation and who love His commandments. Where should the child go …
