King James Version

Psalms 5:3

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 5:4.

יְֽהוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בֹּ֭קֶרboqerdayבֹּקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.תִּשְׁמַ֣עtishmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…קוֹלִ֑יqolisoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.בֹּ֥קֶרboqerdayבֹּקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.אֶֽעֱרָךְeerakheput in arrayעָרַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “put in array”, an unfinished actionH6186to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.לְ֝ךָ֗lekhatoלְ֝ךָ֗preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוַאֲצַפֶּֽהvaatsapehand beholdצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and behold”, an unfinished actionH6822properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, awaitbehold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(5-4) O LORD, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; in the morning will I order my prayer unto Thee, and will look forward.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah, [at] morning Thou hearest my voice, [At] morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.

World English Bible

Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.

Douay-Rheims

Hearken to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(5-4) O LORD, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; in the morning will I order my prayer unto Thee, and will look forward.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the morning thou shalt hear my voice: in the morning will I wait upon thee, and will look up.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τοπρωῒ εἰσακούσῃ τῆς φωνῆς μου· τοπρωῒ παραστήσομαί σοι, καὶ ἐπόψομαι.