Psalms 119:56
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
King James Version
In Context
55I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
57Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Cross References
Psalms 18:18They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
1 John 3:19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure 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 →