King James Version

Psalms 63:6

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 63:7.

אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…זְכַרְתִּ֥יךָzekhartikhabe maleזָכַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, 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.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…יְצוּעָ֑יyetsuaybedיָצוּעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3326spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively)bed, chamber, couch.בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹתbeashmurotin watchאַשְׁמֻרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in watch”, the ordinary formH821a night watchwatch.אֶהְגֶּהehgehimagineהָגָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “imagine”, an unfinished actionH1897to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponderimagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, [idiom] sore, speak, study, talk, utter.בָּֽךְbakheinבָּֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(63-7) When I remember Thee upon my couch, and meditate on Thee in the night-watches.

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American Standard Version (1901)

When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.

Young’s Literal Translation

If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.

World English Bible

when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

Darby Translation

When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:

Douay-Rheims

They will shoot at him on a sudden, and will not fear: they are resolute in wickedness. They have talked of hiding snares; they have said: Who shall see them?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(63-7) When I remember Thee upon my couch, and meditate on Thee in the night-watches.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Forasmuch as I have remembered thee on my bed: in the early seasons I have meditated on thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ ἐμνημόνευόν σου ἐπὶ τῆς στρωμνῆς μου, ἐν τοῖς ὄρθροις ἐμελέτων εἰς σέ.