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My eyesעֵינַיwent ahead ofקִדְּמוּthe watches of the night,אַשְׁמֻרוֹתto reflectלָשִׂיחַon your saying.בְּאִמְרָתֶךָ
Psalms 119:148
Study it in the app“My eyes went ahead of the watches of the night, to reflect on your saying.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 119:148, word by word
- My eyesעֵינַena
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ena” appears- went ahead ofקִדְּמוּkidmu
go ahead
To go ahead, or to arrive before another.
Where else “kidmu” appears- the watches of the nightאַשְׁמֻרוֹתashmurot
night watch
Watch: each of the parts into which the night was divided; the morning watch was the last, before dawn.
Where else “ashmurot” appears- to reflectשִׂיחַsiach
reflect
To ponder something deeply.
Where else “siach” appears- on your sayingאִמְרָתֶimrate
word, saying
Saying, spoken word.
Where else “imrate” appears
The context
147I went ahead of the dawn and cried for help; your word I have awaited.
148 · This verse (above)
149Hear my voice according to your loyal love; YHWH, according to your justice give me life.