Psalms 119:147

The dawning of the morning, Heb. the twilight, to wit, of the morning, by comparing Psalms 88:13. And so this word is used 1 Samuel 30:17.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried - I anticipated it; I rose up to pray before the morning dawned. On the word “prevent,” see the...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXIX. Praise of the Law. This is the longest and most artificial Ps. in the whole collection. It is divided into twenty-two strophes, each beginnin...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

prevented . anticipated, or forestalled. dawning. . Homonym. Hebrew. nephesh. See note on 1 Samuel 30:17 . Authorized Version and Revised Ver...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

147. I have prevented the twilight. The Hebrew noun נשף , nesheph, is in this place improperly translated by crepusculum, twilight; fo...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 712 DAVID’S DESIRE TO SERVE GOD Psalms 119:145-148 . I cried with my whole heart; Hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes. I cried...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. I prevented the dawning - קדמתי kiddamti, "I went before the dawn or twilight...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy wor...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The longest Ps. and the best example of an alphabetical Ps. There are in it twenty-two stanzas; each of the 8 vv. of each stanza commences with the s...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

I prevented, etc.] i.e. Before daybreak I cried.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

KOPH. (147) Prevented. — See Psalms 18:5 ; Psalms 79:8 . The Authorised Version gives the sense, I was up before the morning. Dawning of t...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:1-176 IT is lost labour to seek for close continuity or progress in this psalm. One thought pervades it-the surpassing excellence of th...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Joy of Communion with God Psalms 119:145-160 There is great eagerness in the psalmist's prayerfulness. He calls with his whole heart; he aw...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Any dealing with this psalm must necessarily be general and not particular. It has been called the psalm of the Law, not inaccurately; but the term,...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

KOPH. These verses give us an interesting view of Jesus, and are descriptive of some of those conflicts, under which he was constrained to lift up h...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried ,.... That is, he awoke and got up, and prayed, before the day broke, the morning looked forth, or...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. Ver. 147. I prevented the dawning of the morning ] I was up and at it befo...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

KOPH. Psalms 119:147 . I prevented the dawning of the morning Hebrew, בנשׁ Š, the twilight , namely, of the morning. In this sense this word...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditat...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION 1. Date and authorship. Some ascribe the authorship to “David, before his accession to the kingdom, in exile and peril ( Psalms 119:9 ;...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:137 . Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. It is well to be able to say this when you are being tried, when the...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:145 . I cried with my whole heart; hear me. O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. It is sweet to look back upon our prayers, if those pray...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 119:145 . I cried with my whole heart: hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. In the time of trouble there is no resort like that of p...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That David was the author of this psalm, no one ever doubted. It is divided into twenty two octo-distichs, having a letter of the Hebrew alphabet at...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This is an "alphabetic psalm" of a more stringent character than any other. It consists of twenty-two stanzas, each of eight verses,...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Koph. Constant Prayer for Faithfulness over against Opposition.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I prevented the dawning of the morning, being awake before the coming of dawn, and cried; I hoped in Thy Word.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 6:17-19 ; Isaiah 26:9 ; Mark 1:35 ; Psalms 130:6 ; Psalms 21:3 ; Psalms 42:8 ; Psalms 5:3 ; Psalms 88:13 ; Psalms 119:74 ; Psalms 1...

¹⁴⁷ I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:147

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 119:147