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Psalm 119:55 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 55
I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.Psalm 119:55 · King James Version
Psalm 119:55 in context
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.
57Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- rememberedzâkarproperly, to markH2142 →
- nightlayilproperly, a twistH3915 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- keptshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
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Here is, 1. The converse David had with the word of God; he kept it in mind, and upon every occasion he called it to mind. God's name is the discovery he has made of himself to us in and by his word.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 55-56