I wait for the Lord to help me more than night watchmen wait for the dawn, more than night watchmen wait for the dawn.
I wake up early in the morning and cry out. I hope in your word.
Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you who serve at night in the Temple of the Lord.
Save me from all my sins. Don’t let wicked fools make fun of me.
I remember you while I’m lying in bed; I think about you through the night.
Then the lookout called out, “My master, each day I stand in the watchtower watching; every night I have been on guard.
The sailors were afraid that we would hit the rocks, so they threw four anchors into the water and prayed for daylight to come.