The Meaning of Psalms 130:6 Explained

Psalms 130:6

KJV: My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

YLT: My soul is for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!

Darby: My soul waiteth for the Lord more than the watchers wait for the morning, more than the watchers for the morning.

ASV: My soul waiteth for the Lord More than watchmen wait for the morning; Yea, more than watchmen for the morning.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

My soul  [waiteth] for the Lord  more than they that watch  for the morning:  [I say, more than] they that watch  for the morning. 

What does Psalms 130:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 130:1-8 - "out Of The Depths"
The cry, Psalms 130:1-2. The word Lord occurs as often as there are verses. The soul in trouble repeats again and again that precious Name, in which comfort and help are summed up. The chief cause of anguish, Psalms 130:3-4, is the memory of our sins. But our iniquities are not marked save by the jewels of forgiveness, like the pearls of an oyster that are set in the place where it was wounded. The soul's attitude, Psalms 130:5-6. It waits! He will surely come though He seems to tarry. Plenteous redemption, Psalms 130:7. It is not enough for God to forgive. He will abundantly pardon.
Psalms 131:1-3
The cry of the child-heart. The psalmist said this in all simplicity. He did not exercise himself (literally "walk to and fro") in things beyond his powers, but left God to reveal them to him, as he was able to receive them. We are reminded of Matthew 11:25. Clearly he had not reached this position without effort. He had found it necessary to still and quiet himself, as a nurse quiets a fretful babe. There had been a time when he was fed at the breast of the world's consolations. The weaning had been hard, but he had learned to get all from God and to draw on His sustaining grace. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 130

1  The psalmist professes his hope in prayer
5  And his patience in hope
7  He exhorts Israel to trust in God

What do the individual words in Psalms 130:6 mean?

My soul [waits] for the Lord More than those who watch for the morning [Yes more than] those who watch for the morning
נַפְשִׁ֥י לַֽאדֹנָ֑י מִשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים לַ֝בֹּ֗קֶר שֹׁמְרִ֥ים לַבֹּֽקֶר

נַפְשִׁ֥י  My  soul  [waits] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
לַֽאדֹנָ֑י  for  the  Lord 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
מִשֹּׁמְרִ֥ים  More  than  those  who  watch 
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
לַ֝בֹּ֗קֶר  for  the  morning 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֹּקֶר 
Sense: morning, break of day.
שֹׁמְרִ֥ים  [Yes  more  than]  those  who  watch 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
לַבֹּֽקֶר  for  the  morning 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֹּקֶר 
Sense: morning, break of day.

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