King James Version

Psalms 119:62

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

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

חֲצֽוֹתchatsotmidחָצוֹתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “mid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2676the middle (of the night)mid(-night).לַ֗יְלָהlaylahnightלַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).אָ֭קוּםaqumriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…לְהוֹד֣וֹתlehodotto castיָדָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to cast”, the to-form of the verbH3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toעַ֝֗לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥יmishpetelawמִשְׁפָּטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4941properly, 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[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…צִדְקֶֽךָtsidqekharightצֶדֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “right”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity[idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of Thy righteous ordinances.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee because of Thy righteous ordinances.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

At midnight I arose, to give thanks to thee for the judgments of thy righteousness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μεσονύκτιον ἐξεγειρόμην, τοῦ ἐξομολογεῖσθαί σοι ἐπὶ τὰ κρίματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης σου.