Psalms 119:57
Thou art my portion, O LORD! I have resolved that I will keep thy precepts.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
In Context
56This have I as my own, That I keep thy precepts.
58I have sought thy favor with my whole heart; Be gracious unto me according to thy promise!
Cross References
Psalms 16:5Jehovah is my portion and my cup; Thou wilt maintain my lot!
Psalms 73:26Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalms 119:106I have sworn, and I will perform it, That I will keep thy righteous statutes.
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 →