Psalms 119:56
My lot has been this, that I have kept your precepts.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
In Context
55I remember your name in the night, O Lord and observe your law.
57My portion are you, O Lord: I have promised to keep your words.
Cross References
Psalms 18:18In my day of distress they assailed me, but the Lord proved my support.
1 John 3:19This is how we will know we belong to the truth and reassure ourselves in God’s presence:
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 →