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Psalm 130:5–6

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5I await Yahweh; my soul awaits,

and I waitd for his word.

6My soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning.

Yes, more than watchmen for the morning.

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Psalm 130:6: …my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning.

Footnotes

  1. dOr “hope,” here and v. 7, though the Hebrew uses a different verbal stem in v. 7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

and in his word I hope;

my soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning,

more than watchmen for the morning.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,

and in his word I put my hope.

I wait for the Lord

more than watchmen wait for the morning,

more than watchmen wait for the morning.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I wait for the Lord; I wait

and put my hope in his word.

I wait for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning—

more than watchmen for the morning.

NLTNew Living Translation

I am counting on the Lord;

yes, I am counting on him.

I have put my hope in his word.

I long for the Lord

more than sentries long for the dawn,

yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.

KJV 1900King James Version

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait,

And in his word do I hope.

My soul waiteth for the Lord

More than they that watch for the morning:

I say, more than they that watch for the morning.