Psalms 119:55 (DBY)

Passage

I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:53 Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.

Psalms 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Psalms 119:55 I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.

Psalms 119:56 This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts.

Psalms 119:57 CHETH. My portion, O Jehovah, I have said, is to keep thy words.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remembered", "name", "jehovah", "night", and "kept". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remembered" and "name", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 54's "Thy statutes have been my songs in..." into verse 56's "This I have had because I have...", so "remembered" and "name" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "remembered" and "name" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.