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Psalms 119:55
In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD during nighttime hours, situating personal devotion within the broader context of a pilgrimage sustained by God's statutes.
The words — The Hebrew verb זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי (za.Khar.ti) literally means "I have remembered," paired with בַּלַּיְלָה (ba.laylah), "in the night," to establish the specific timing of the recollection.
The thread — This pattern of nocturnal remembrance appears in Psalms 63:6 and Psalms 42:8, where night watches become dedicated moments of prayer, while Isaiah 26:9 extends the motif to the soul's persistent longing for God at dawn.
Why it lands — The verse directs the reader to use quiet hours for deliberate recollection of God's character as a practical means to maintain obedience to His commands.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.
Cross-references
- Psalms 63:6 When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
- Psalms 42:8 The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
- Isaiah 26:9 My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- Job 35:9 Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
- Psalms 139:18 If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.
- Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
- Genesis 32:24 So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
- Psalms 77:6 At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
- Psalms 119:17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
- Psalms 119:34 Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.