Psalms 119:55 (YLT)

Passage

I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:53 Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.

Psalms 119:54 Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.

Psalms 119:55 I have remembered in the night Thy name, O Jehovah, And I do keep Thy law.

Psalms 119:56 This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept!

Psalms 119:57 <FI> Cheth.<Fi> My portion <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; I have said--to keep Thy words,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 54's "Songs have been to me Thy statutes..." into verse 56's "This hath been to me That Thy...", so "remembered" and "night" 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 "night" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.