Psalms 119:62 (YLT)

Passage

At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:60 I have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.

Psalms 119:61 Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.

Psalms 119:62 At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.

Psalms 119:63 A companion I <FI>am<Fi> to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.

Psalms 119:64 Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "midnight", "rise", "give", "thanks", "thee", "judgments", and "righteousness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "midnight" and "rise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 61's "Cords of the wicked have surrounded me..." into verse 63's "A companion I FI am Fi to...", so "midnight" and "rise" 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 "midnight" and "rise" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.