Psalms 119:147 (GNV)

Passage

I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:145 KOPH. I haue cried with my whole heart: heare me, O Lord, and I will keepe thy statutes.

Psalms 119:146 I called vpon thee: saue mee, and I will keepe thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:147 I preuented the morning light, and cried: for I waited on thy word.

Psalms 119:148 Mine eyes preuent the night watches to meditate in thy word.

Psalms 119:149 Heare my voyce according to thy louing kindenesse: O Lord, quicken me according to thy iudgement.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "preuented", "morning", "cried", "waited", and "word". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "preuented", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 146's "I called vpon thee saue mee and..." into verse 148's "Mine eyes preuent the night watches to...", so "light" and "preuented" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "preuented" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.