I risebefore dawnand cryfor help;I waitfor Your words.
Awake,harpand lyre;I will awakenthe dawn!
And do not takethe wordof truthutterlyout of my mouth,For I waitfor Your ordinances.
May those who fearYou seeme and be glad,BecauseI waitfor Your word.
My soullanguishesfor Your salvation;I waitfor Your word.
For You meethim with the blessingsof goodthings;You seta crownof finegoldon his head.
The LORDwill commandHis lovingkindnessin the daytime;And His songwill be with me in the night,A prayerto the Godof my life.
In the morning,O LORD,You will hearmy voice;In the morningI will order[my] [prayer] to You and [eagerly] watch.
In God,whose wordI praise,In GodI have putmy trust;I shall not be afraid.Whatcan [mere] mandoto me?
Awake,my glory!Awake,harpand lyre!I will awakenthe dawn.
But I, O LORD,have criedout to You for help,And in the morningmy prayercomesbeforeYou.
Let my prayercomebeforeYou; InclineYour earto my cry!
At nightmy soullongsfor You, Indeed,my spiritwithinme seeksYou diligently;For whenthe earthexperiences Your judgmentsThe inhabitantsof the worldlearnrighteousness.
In the early morning,whileit was stilldark,Jesus gotup, left [the house], and went awayto a secludedplace,and was prayingthere.
