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whenאִםI remember youזְכַרְתִּיךָupon my bed,עַל יְצוּעָיin the watchesבְּאַשְׁמֻרוֹתI meditateאֶהְגֶּהon you;בָּךְ
Psalms 63:6
Study it in the app“when I remember you upon my bed, in the watches I meditate on you;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 63:6, word by word
- I remember youזְכַרְתִּיzecharti
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zecharti” appears- upon my bedיְצוּעָyetsua
bed
Place where one lies down; in marriage, the bed of husband and wife.
Where else “yetsua” appears- in the watchesאַשְׁמֻרוֹתashmurot
night watch
Watch: each of the parts into which the night was divided; the morning watch was the last, before dawn.
Where else “ashmurot” appears- I meditateאֶהְגֶּהehge
meditate
To think over something again and again, like YHWH's law.
Where else “ehge” appears
Translation note
“Watches”: the shifts into which the night was divided.
The context
5As with fat and richness my soul will be satisfied, and with lips of joyful shouts my mouth will praise you,
6 · This verse (above)
7For you have been a help to me, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy.