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Psalm 119:54 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 54
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.Psalm 119:54 · King James Version
Psalm 119:54 in context
52I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
53Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
56This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- statuteschôqan enactmentH2706 →
- songszâmîyra song to be accompanied with instrumental musicH2158 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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Here is, 1. David's state and condition; he was in the house of his pilgrimage, which may be understood either as his peculiar trouble (he was often tossed and hurried, and forced to fly) or as his lot in common with all. This world is the house of our pilgrimage, the house in which we are pilgrims;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary