Psalms130:6
Translation
My soul for Adonai,
Go to footnote numberMore than those who watch for the morning,
Go to footnote numberYes, more than those who watch for the morning.
Paraphrase
My soul watches for the Lord
more than the watchmen who watch for the arrival of dawn,
Yes, even more than the watchmen who watch for the arrival of daylight and the end of their shift.
Footnotes
1
Something is missing. I chose to leave it blank to show you that something is missing. This is quite common in Hebrew. What should we insert in the blank space? Many want to insert something like “longs” or “yearns.” I think it is most natural to insert the same thing that appears in the latter parts of the verse. The writer was free to leave it blank because the same thing that would appear in the last two phrases also works in the first phrase.
2
The watchmen are supposed to be watching for enemies and other dangers, but as it comes closer to the end of that last shift (called a “watch”), all they are watching for is the first signs of morning.