God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:62
62At midnight I wake up to give thanks to you for the regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
Psalms 119:62 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
- New International Version (NIV)At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules.
- New King James Version (NKJV)At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
Context of Psalms 119:62
60Without any hesitation I hurry to obey your commandments. 61⌞Though⌟ the ropes of wicked people are tied around me, I never forget your teachings. At midnight I wake up to give thanks to you for the regulations, which are based on your righteousness. 63I am a friend to everyone who fears you and to everyone who follows your guiding principles. 64Your mercy, O Lord, fills the earth. Teach me your laws.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:62 word by word
חֲצֽוֹת־לַ֗יְלָה אָ֭קוּם לְהוֹד֣וֹת לָ֑ךְ עַ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:62
- Psalms 119:147I got up before dawn, and I cried out for help. My hope is based on your word.
- Psalms 42:8The Lord commands his mercy during the day, and at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
- Mark 1:35In the morning, long before sunrise, Jesus went to a place where he could be alone to pray.
- Acts 16:25Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God. The other prisoners were listening to them.
- Psalms 119:7I will give thanks to you as I learn your regulations, which are based on your righteousness.
- Psalms 19:9The fear of the Lord is pure. It endures forever. The decisions of the Lord are true. They are completely fair.
- Deuteronomy 4:8Or what other great nation has such fair laws and rules as all these teachings I am giving you today?
- Romans 7:12So the laws in Moses’ Teachings are holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:62
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 62At midnight I will rise - We are so overpowered with a sense of thy goodness, that in season and out of season we will return thee thanks.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee - In the usual times of repose; when men are commonly lying in unconscious slumber. My heart is so interested in thy law - my soul is so full - that I am kept wakeful by meditating upon it, and I arise from my bed and offer thee praise. The Hebrew here means, literally, “the half,” or “halving of the night,” the night considered as divided into two equal portions. The idea is, that his mind was so full of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-64Verses 57-64 True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it. He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies. He delayed not. It behoves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste to glorify God. No care or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-64Heth (ח) is the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist seeks God’s favor and loving devotion. Although surrounded by evildoers, he remains a loyal servant of the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 61-6261-62. This the more, if opposition of enemies, or love of ease is overcome in thus honoring God's law. have robbed me--better, surrounded me, either as forcible constraints like fetters, or as the cords of their nets. Hengstenberg translates, "snares."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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