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Psalms 119:148

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

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קִדְּמ֣וּqidmvmeetקָדַםverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “meet”, a completed actionH6923to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)come (go, (flee)) before, [phrase] disappoint, meet, prevent.עֵ֭ינַיeynayeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…אַשְׁמֻר֑וֹתashmurotwatchאַשְׁמֻרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “watch”, the ordinary formH821a night watchwatch.לָ֝שִׂ֗יחַlasichato communeשִׂיחַpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to commune”, the to-form of the verbH7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) uttercommune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).בְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָbeimratekhain commandmentאִמְרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in commandment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH565{something said}commandment, speech, word.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, that I might meditate in Thy word.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Mine eyes anticipated the night-watches, That I might meditate on thy word.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mine eyes have gone before the watches, To meditate in Thy saying.

World English Bible

My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.

Darby Translation

Mine eyes anticipate the night-watches, that I may meditate in thy *word.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, that I might meditate in Thy word.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Mine eyes prevented the dawn, that I might meditate on thine oracles.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Προέφθασαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου πρὸς ὄρθρον, τοῦ μελετᾷν τὰ λόγιά σου.