I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the
night
In the night of distress and affliction, as Jarchi; or rather
literally, in the night season, when on his bed and awake: while
others were asleep, he revolved in his mind the greatness of the
divine Being; the perfections of his nature; his wonderful works
of creation, providence, and grace; his word and ordinances, by
which he was made known unto the sons of men; and these he called
to mind and meditated upon in the night watches, to encourage his
faith and hope in the Lord, and draw out his love and affection
to him; and have kept thy law:
though imperfectly, yet spiritually, sincerely, heartily, and
from a principle of love and gratitude, and with a view to the
glory of God, and without mercenary and sinister ends.