Psalms 119:56
This came to pass unto me, because I had kept thy precepts.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
In Context
55I remembered in the night thy name, O Lord, and observed thy law.
57CHETH. My portion is the Lord, have I said, that I might observe thy words.
Cross References
Psalms 18:18(18:19) They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became my stay.
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 →