Psalm 119:147 (WEB)
I rise before dawn and cry for help. I put my hope in your words.
Fathers and councils · 4
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.12Conference XIII
“…“And in the morning my prayer shall prevent Thee;” and again: “I prevented the dawning of the day and cried;” and: “Mine eyes have prevented the morning.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxxvii. (lxxxviii.) 14; cxviii. (cxix.) 147, 148.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.26Conference XXI
“…day and cried;” and: “Mine eyes to Thee have prevented the morning that I might meditate on Thy words;” and: “In the morning shall my prayer prevent Thee;” unless after our rest in sleep when, as we said above, we are restored as from darkness and death to this light, we have the courage not to begin by taking any…” — editor's note: Ps. cxviii. (cxix.) 147, 148; lxxxvii. (lxxxviii.) 14.
Read the whole comment “…morning;” and “I prevented the dawning of the day and cried;” and again, “Mine eyes to Thee have prevented the morning, that I might meditate on Thy words.”” — editor's note: Pss. lxii. (lxiii.) 2, 7; cxviii. (cxix.) 147, 8. In both East and West Ps. lxii. (lxiii.) has from very early times been used as a morning hymn. See the…
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Augustine of Hippo
““I have prevented in midnight,” he saith, “and have cried: In Thy words have I trusted” (ver. 147).” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 1
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.26.