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Psalms 119:146–148

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I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.
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From verse 146

  1. Psalms 119:134Rank 1 from verse 146
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    134Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.

  2. Titus 2:14Rank 2 from verse 146
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    14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  3. Judges 10:15–16Rank 3 from verse 146
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    15¶ And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

    16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  4. Matthew 1:21Rank 4 from verse 146
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    21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

  5. Titus 3:4–8Rank 5 from verse 146
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    4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

    5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

    6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

    7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

    8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

From verse 147

  1. Mark 1:35Rank 1 from verse 147
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    35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

  2. Psalms 5:3Rank 2 from verse 147
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    3My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

  3. Psalms 130:5–6Rank 3 from verse 147
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    5I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

    6My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

  4. Psalms 88:13Rank 4 from verse 147
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    13But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

  5. Psalms 119:74Rank 5 from verse 147
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    74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

From verse 148

  1. Psalms 63:6Rank 1 from verse 148
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    6When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

  2. Lamentations 2:19Rank 2 from verse 148
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    19Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

  3. Luke 6:12Rank 3 from verse 148
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    12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

  4. Psalms 139:17–18Rank 4 from verse 148
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    17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

    18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

  5. Psalms 63:1Rank 5 from verse 148
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    1O GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

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Psalms 119:146

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keep

To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.

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dawning

The first appearance of light in the morning; the first opening or appearance of the intellectual powers; beginning.

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word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

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Psalms 119:148

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eyes

The organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, judgment, or presence, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828

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watches

Periods or duties of guarding or wakefulness, including divisions of the night; as a verb, observes or guards.

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word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

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145I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes.

146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

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

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148Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

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149Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment.

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