Psalms 119:62

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.

KJV

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

ASV

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances.

BBE

In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.

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חֲצוֹת־ cha·tzot- [the] middle of H2676 לַיְלָה lay·lah [the] night H3915 אָקוּם 'a·kum I arise H6965 לְהוֹדוֹת le·ho·dot to give thanks H3034 לָךְ lakh to you H9032 עַל 'al on H5921 מִשְׁפְּטֵי mish·pe·tei [the] judgments of H4941 צִדְקֶךָ tzid·ke·cha righteousness your H6664

The early church

"At midnight," he says, "I rise to give thanks unto You: because of Your righteous judgments" [Psalm 119:62]. This very fact, that the bands of the ungodly surround the righteous, is one of the righteous judgments of God. On which account the Apostle Peter says, "The time has come when judgment must begin at the house of the Lord." [1 Peter 4:17] For he says this of the persecutions which the Church suffered, when the bands of the ungodly surrounded them. I suppose, therefore, that by "midnight" we should understand the heavier seasons of tribulation. In which he said, "I arose:" since He did not so afflict him, as to cast him down; but tried him, so that he arose, that is, that through this very tribulation he might advance unto a bolder confession.

Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 57–64

True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it. He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies. He delayed not. It behoves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste to glorify God. No care or grief should take away God's word out of our minds, or hinder the comfort it bestows. There is no situation on earth in which a believer has not cause to be thankful. Let us feel ashamed that others are more willing to keep from sleep to spend the time in sinful pleasures, than we are to praise God. And we should be more earnest in prayer, that our hearts may be filled with his mercy, grace, and peace.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.