King James Version
Psalms 119:55 in the King James Version says “I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.”
Psalms 119:55 · KJV
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I have remembered”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“in the night”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
“thy name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“and have kept”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
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