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Psalms 119:55
55In the night, Lord, I think about who you are. I will continue to obey your Law.
Psalms 119:55 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.
- New International Version (NIV)In the night, Lord, I remember your name, that I may keep your law.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I remember your name in the night, O Lord, and keep your law.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I remember Your name in the night, O Lord, And I keep Your law.
Context of Psalms 119:55
53When wicked people turn against your Law, I become very angry. 54Wherever I live, I sing songs about your rules. In the night, Lord, I think about who you are. I will continue to obey your Law. 56This is what I do every day: I obey your teaching. 57Lord, you are everything that I need. I promise to obey your rules.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:55 word by word
זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי בַלַּ֣יְלָה שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה וָֽ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:55
- Psalms 42:8Each day, the Lord shows me that he loves me with his faithful love. Each night he gives me a song to sing, as I pray to the God who lives for ever.
- Psalms 63:6When I lie on my bed, I think about you all through the night.
- Psalms 77:6At night, I remember the songs that I sang before. I think carefully about what is happening.
- Psalms 139:18They are too many for me to count, more than the sand on the shore of the sea. Even if I finished counting them, you would still be there!
- Genesis 32:24Then Jacob was alone. A man came and fought with him for a long time. They continued until dawn.
- Job 35:9When people suffer, they call aloud for help. They cry for help when powerful people attack them.
- Isaiah 26:9During the night, I think about you a lot. When morning arrives, I want to be near to you in my spirit. When you come to judge people on the earth, then people will understand your justice.
- Luke 6:12One day Jesus went up a mountain to pray. He remained there all night and he was praying to God.
- Acts 16:25At midnight, Paul and Silas were praying. They were also singing songs to praise God. The other people in the prison were listening to them.
- Psalms 119:17Please be kind to me, your servant. Then I will live and I will obey your message.
- John 14:21Those people who obey my commands are the ones who really love me. They accept my words and they do what I say. My Father will love everyone who loves me. I also will love them and I will show myself to them.’
- John 15:10If you obey what I have told you, you will be living in my love. In the same way, I have obeyed what my Father has told me to do. In that way, I live in his love.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 55I have remembered thy name - Thou art Jehovah; and as our God thou hast made thyself known unto us. In the deepest night of our affliction this has consoled me.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 55I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night - I have thought on thee in the night, when on my bed; I have done it in the night of calamity and sorrow. See the notes at Psalm 63:6.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 49-56Verses 49-56 Those that make God's promises their portion, may with humble boldness make them their plea. He that by his Spirit works faith in us, will work for us. The word of God speaks comfort in affliction. If, through grace, it makes us holy, there is enough in it to make us easy, in all conditions. Let us be certain we have the Divine law for what we believe, and then let not scoffers prevail upon us to decline from it. God's judgments of old…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49-56Zayin (ז) is the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist asks God to remember his word as the psalmist also remembers God’s word and his name. Remembrance expresses devotion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 52-5652-56. The pious take comfort, when harassed and distressed by wickedness of men who forsake God's law, in remembering that the great principles of God's truth will still abide; and also God's judgments of old--that is, His past interpositions in behalf of His people are a pledge that He will again interpose to deliver them; and they become the theme of constant and delightful meditation. The more we keep the more we love the law of God.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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