Psalms 119:62

119:61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. bands: or, companies

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.

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At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you because of your righteous judgments.

119:63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

What does Psalms 119:62 mean?

Psalms 119:62 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָצוֹת (châtsôwth), קוּם (qûwm), יָדָה (yâdâh).

Hebrew interlinear

midnightחָצוֹתchâtsôwth/khaw-tsoth'/H2676the middle (of the night)

will

riseקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

give

thanksיָדָהyâdâh/yaw-daw'/H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

unto

thee

because

thy

righteousצֶדֶקtsedeq/tseh'-dek/H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity

judgments.מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

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Instruction Praise Righteousness of God, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:62.

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Psalms 7:17

I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:62 say?

Psalms 119:62 (King James Version) reads: "At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments."

Is Psalms 119:62 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:62 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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