Psalms

Psalm 119:55–56

⁵⁵In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name,

that I may keep Your law.

⁵⁶This is my practice,

for I obey Your precepts.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the night	בַלַּ֣יְלָה	ḇal·lay·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
O LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I remember	זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּי	zā·ḵar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2142 remember
Your name	שִׁמְךָ֣	šim·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
that I may keep	וָֽ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה	wā·’eš·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
Your law	תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃	tō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	זֹ֥את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is my practice	הָֽיְתָה־	hā·yə·ṯāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
for	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I obey	נָצָֽרְתִּי׃	nā·ṣā·rə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5341 watch, guard, keep
Your precepts	פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ	p̄iq·qu·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6490 precept

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 119:55 Psalm 63:6 · Psalm 42:8 · Isaiah 26:9 · Acts 16:25 · Psalm 139:18 · Job 35:9–10

Psalm 119:56 Psalm 119:165 · 1 John 3:19–24 · Psalm 18:18–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.