Psalms 119:56
This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
In Context
55I have given thought to your name in the night, O Lord, and have kept your law.
57CHETH The Lord is my heritage: I have said that I would be ruled by your words.
Cross References
Psalms 18:18\18:17\He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
1 John 3:19In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:56-57
55 I have remembered thy name, O Lord , in the night, and have kept thy law. 56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts. Here is, 1. The converse David had with the word of God; he kept it in mind, and upon every occasion he called it to mind. God's name is the discovery he has made of himself to us in and by his word. This is his memorial unto all generations, and therefore we should always keep it in memory—remember it in the night, upon a waking bed, when we are communing with our own hearts. When others were… Read the whole commentary →