Psalm 130:6
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
צָפָה
tsâphâh
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
בֹּקֶר
bôqer
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
צָפָה
tsâphâh
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
בֹּקֶר
bôqer
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →צָפָה tsâphâh
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
Study H6822 →צָפָה tsâphâh
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
Study H6822 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Cross References
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
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