Psalms 119:56
This is my way, that I keep your precepts.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
In Context
55I have remembered your name, LORD, in the night, and I obey your Torah.
57The LORD is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
Cross References
Psalms 18:18They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
1 John 3:19And by this we know that we are of the truth and persuade our hearts 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 →