In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.
- KJV My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
- NKJV My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.
- NASB In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch.
- NLT Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.
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Quick answer
In the morning David lays his requests before God and waits expectantly for His answer. Faithful prayer brings its needs to God and then watches in hope.
Overview
David pictures himself ordering his petitions like an offering laid out at dawn, then keeping watch for God's response. This morning habit shows prayer as the priority of the day and as an act of trusting expectation. Believers likewise bring their requests to God and wait, confident that He hears and acts in His good time.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 119:147I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
- Ps 88:13But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
- Ps 130:6My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.
- Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- Ps 55:17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
- Isa 26:9My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- Ps 69:16Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
- Ps 22:2I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
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