Psa 130:5-6 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 5. I wait for the Lord ] The word kavah , which we translate to wait , properly signifies the extension of a cord from one point to another . This is a fine metaphor: God is one point, the human heart is the other; and the extended cord between both is the earnest believing desire of the soul . This desire, strongly extended from the heart to God , in every mean of grace, and when there is none, is the active, energetic waiting which God requires, and which will be successful.

‏ Psalms 130:5-6

Verse 5. I wait for the Lord] The word kavah, which we translate to wait, properly signifies the extension of a cord from one point to another. This is a fine metaphor: God is one point, the human heart is the other; and the extended cord between both is the earnest believing desire of the soul. This desire, strongly extended from the heart to God, in every mean of grace, and when there is none, is the active, energetic waiting which God requires, and which will be successful.

Verse 6. More than they that watch for the morning.] I believe the original should be read differently from what it is here. The Chaldee has, "More than they who observe the morning watches, that they may offer the morning oblation." This gives a good sense, and is, perhaps, the true meaning. Most of the Versions have "From the morning to the night watches." Or the passage may be rendered, "My soul waiteth for the Lord from the morning watches to the morning watches." That is, "I wait both day and night."