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Psalms 119:55

I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.

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זָ֘כַ֤רְתִּיzakhartibe maleזָכַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be male”, a completed actionH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.בַלַּ֣יְלָהvalaylahin nightלַיִלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).שִׁמְךָ֣shimkhafameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וָֽ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗הvaeshmerahand bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, paragogic he — “and beward”, the next action in the storyH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).תּוֹרָתֶֽךָtoratekhalawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I have remembered Thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have observed Thy law.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, and I obey your law.

Darby Translation

I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I have remembered Thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have observed Thy law.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and kept thy law.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμνήσθην ἐν νυκτὶ τοῦ ὀνόματός σου Κύριε, καὶ ἐφύλαξα τὸν νόμον σου.