Psalm 63:6

6 Wenn ich deiner gedenke auf meinem Lager, über dich sinne in den Nachtwachen.

Psalm 63:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 63:6

When I remember thee upon my bed
Or "beds" ^F17; seeing he lay in many, as Kimchi observes, being obliged to flee from place to place. The sense is, that when he was on his bed in the night season, when alone, and free from worldly cares and fatigues, and called to mind the love of God to him, the past experience of his kindness, his promises to hits, and the fulfilment of them: that he should then be delightfully entertained, abundantly satisfied, slid his mouth be filled with songs of praise;

[and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches;
which the Jewish writers on the text say were three, as they were with the Jews, but with the Romans four; (See Gill on Matthew 14:25); and the night, in the times of Homer ^F18, was divided into three parts: the night season is a very proper one for meditation on the perfections, providences, promises, word and works of God; and which is very delightful and profitable, when attended with the presence, Spirit, and grace of God. The Targum is,

``in the watches I will meditate on thy word.''

---

FOOTNOTES:

F17 (yewuy) "stratis meis", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius; so Junius & Tremellius, Ainsworth.
F18 Iliad. 10. v. 252, 253.

Psalm 63:6 In-Context

4 Also werde ich dich preisen während meines Lebens, meine Hände aufheben in deinem Namen.

5 Wie von Mark und Fett wird gesättigt werden meine Seele, und mit jubelnden Lippen wird loben mein Mund,

6 Wenn ich deiner gedenke auf meinem Lager, über dich sinne in den Nachtwachen.

7 Denn du bist mir zur Hilfe gewesen, und ich werde jubeln in dem Schatten deiner Flügel.

8 Meine Seele hängt dir nach, es hält mich aufrecht deine Rechte.