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Psalm 63

Psa. 63:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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When I remember
zakar (Hebrew #2142)
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; also (as denominative from 2145) to be male
KJV usage: X burn (incense), X earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, X still, think on, X well.
Pronounce: zaw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
thee upon myi bed
yatsuwa` (Hebrew #3326)
spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively)
KJV usage: bed, chamber, couch.
Pronounce: yaw-tsoo'-ah
Origin: passive participle of 3331
, and meditate
hagah (Hebrew #1897)
to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder
KJV usage: imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, X sore, speak, study, talk, utter.
Pronounce: daw-gaw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1901)
on thee in the night watches
'ashmurah (Hebrew #821)
or -ashmoreth {ash-mo'-reth}; (feminine) from 8104; a night watch
KJV usage: watch.
Pronounce: ash-moo-raw'
Origin: or bashmuwrah {ash-moo-raw'}
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Song of Sol. 5:2• 2I was asleep, but my heart waked.{HR}The voice of my beloved that knocketh [saying],{HR}Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled;{HR}For my head is filled with dew,{HR}My locks with the drops of the night. (Song of Sol. 5:2)

More on:

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Bed; Bedstead,
Night Watches,
Watch

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 42:8• 8By day Jehovah commandeth his mercy,{HR}And by night his song [is] with me,{HR}Supplication to the God of my life. (Psa. 42:8)
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Psa. 77:4‑6• 4Thou holdest mine eyes watching,{HR}I am troubled and cannot speak.
 5I consider the days of old,{HR}The years of ancient times.
 6I call to remembrance my song in the night;{HR}I commune with mine own heart,{HR}And my spirit maketh diligent search. (Psa. 77:4‑6)
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Psa. 119:55,147‑148• 55I remember in the night thy name, Jehovah,{HR}And observe thy law.
 147I anticipated the twilight [of dawn] and cried;{HR}For thy words do I wait.
 148Mine eyes anticipate the watches{HR}To meditate in thy saying. (Psa. 119:55,147‑148)
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Psa. 139:17‑18• 17And to me how precious [are] thy thoughts, O God;{HR}How strong their sum!
 18Would I count them,{HR}They are more than the sand;{HR}I awaked and [am] still with thee. (Psa. 139:17‑18)
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Psa. 149:5• 5Let godly ones exult in glory;{HR}Let them shout for joy upon their beds, (Psa. 149:5)
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Song of Sol. 3:1‑2• 1On my bed, by night{HR}I sought him whom my soul loveth;{HR}I sought him, but I found him not.
 2I will rise now and go about the city;{HR}In the streets and in the broad ways{HR}I will seek him whom my soul loveth;{HR}I sought him, but I found him not. (Song of Sol. 3:1‑2)
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Song of Sol. 5:2• 2I was asleep, but my heart waked.{HR}The voice of my beloved that knocketh [saying],{HR}Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, mine undefiled;{HR}For my head is filled with dew,{HR}My locks with the drops of the night. (Song of Sol. 5:2)
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Lam. 2:19• 19Arise, cry out in the night:{HR}In the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord:{HR}Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children that faint for hunger in the top of every street. (Lam. 2:19)
• Moreover, in the silent watches of the night, when all nature excitement is hushed and the soul is alone, he will meditate upon God. (“Psalm 63” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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When I remember thee upon my bed in night-watches,{HR}I will meditate on thee.