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My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning; More than watchmen for the morning.
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An Eager, Intense Wait
Commentators explain that the psalmist's waiting for God is not passive but intensely eager. They compare it to a night watchman, a sick person in pain, or a sailor lost at sea, all desperately longing for the morning light. This imagery shows that our soul's desire for God's presence and comfort should be one of active, heartfelt anticipation, born from a deep sense of need.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning - More intently; more anxiously. The Septuagint and Latin Vulg…
19th Century
Anglican
Watch for the morning. —Compare Psalm 123:2 for another figure of the same earnest upward gaze. In the “watcher for the d…
Baptist
My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. Let Israel hope in th…
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16th Century
Protestant
My soul hath waited for the Lord before the watchers of the morning. In this verse, he expresses both the ardor and the perseverance of hi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
My soul [waiteth] for the Lord This is repeated for the confirmation of it, and to show the vehement and constant di…
It is for the Lord that my soul waits, for the gifts of his grace and the working of his power. We must hope only for what he has promised in his w…
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