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Psalm 119:56 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 56
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.Psalm 119:56 · King James Version
Psalm 119:56 in context
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.
58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- keptnâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
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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