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Psalms 119:55 — King James Version← Study notes

I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.


Psalms 119:55Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 119:556 words
HebrewMeaning
זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּיzākarətiy
I have rememberedverbH2142
burn · earnestly · mention · be mindful ···
בַ/לַּ֣יְלָהbalayəlāh
in the nightpronH3915
שִׁמְ/ךָ֣šiməkā
name yournounH8034
base · named · renown · report
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
וָֽ֝/אֶשְׁמְרָ֗/הwāʾešəmərāh
and I have kept !conjH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
תּוֹרָתֶֽ/ךָtwōrātekā
law yournounH8451
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 119:55

1. From its commencement, dearly beloved, does this great Psalm exhort us unto bliss, which there is no one who desires not....And therefore this is the lesson which he teaches, who says, “Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord” Psalm 118:1. As much as to say, I know what you wish, you are seeking bliss: if then you would be blessed, be undefiled. For the former all desire, the latter fear: yet without it what all wish cannot be…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 119 (Aleph)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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