6 My soul is watching for the Lord more than those who are watching for the morning; yes, more than the watchers for the morning.
When the memory of you comes to me on my bed, and when I give thought to you in the night-time.
Before the sun is up, my cry for help comes to your ear; my hope is in your words.
And the watchman gave a loud cry, O my lord, I am on the watchtower all day, and am placed in my watch every night:
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Commentary on Psalms 130 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 130
This psalm relates not to any temporal concern, either personal or public, but it is wholly taken up with the affairs of the soul. It is reckoned one of the seven penitential psalms, which have sometimes been made use of by penitents, upon their admission into the church; and, in singing it, we are all concerned to apply it to ourselves. The psalmist here expresses,
And, as in water face answers to face, so does the heart of one humble penitent to another.
A song of degrees.
Psa 130:1-4
In these verses we are taught,
Psa 130:5-8
Here,