Psalms 119:55
I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.
Psalms 119:55 in other translations
| BSB | In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law. |
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| WEB | I have remembered your name, LORD, in the night, and I obey your law. |
| ASV | I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law. |
| YLT | I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law. |
| DARBY | I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law. |
| BBE | I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law. |
| Webster | I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. |
What does Psalms 119:55 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:52-56
52-56. 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:49-56
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…
Psalms 119:55 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 119:55
- Psalms 63:6
When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
- Psalms 42:8
Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.
- Isaiah 26:9
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
- Psalms 139:18
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
- Job 35:9-10
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
- Acts 16:25
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
- Psalms 77:6
I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.
- John 15:10
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
- Psalms 119:17
ג GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
- John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
- Genesis 32:24-28
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. …
- Luke 6:12
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 119:54
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
- Psalms 119:55
I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.
- Psalms 119:56
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
Psalms 119:55 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Acordéme en la noche de tu nombre, oh Jehová, y guardé tu ley. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Je me suis souvenu de ton nom pendant la nuit, ô Éternel! et j’ai gardé ta loi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Des Nachts habe ich deines Namens gedacht, Jehova, und ich habe dein Gesetz gehalten. |