Proverbia 63:6

Nova Vulgata

[63:7] Cum memor ero tui super stratum meum, in matutinis meditabor de te,

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Subito sagittabunt eum, et non timebunt ; firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam. Narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos ; dixerunt : Quis videbit eos ?

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Subito sagittabunt eum, et non timebunt;
firmaverunt sibi sermonem nequam.
Narraverunt ut absconderent laqueos;
dixerunt: Quis videbit eos?

Bible Verse Review
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Psalms 42:8, Psalms 77:4-6, Psalms 119:55, Psalms 119:147, Psalms 119:148, Psalms 139:17, Psalms 139:18, Psalms 149:5, Song of Solomon 3:1, Song of Solomon 3:2, Song of Solomon 5:2, Lamentations 2:19

Reciprocal: Psalms 4:4 - commune Psalms 16:7 - in the Psalms 94:19 - General Psalms 104:34 - meditation Psalms 130:6 - waiteth Isaiah 21:8 - I stand Isaiah 26:9 - have I 1 Timothy 4:15 - Meditate

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When I remember thee upon my bed,.... Or "beds" q; 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; :-; and the night, in the times of Homer r, 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.''

q יצועי "stratis meis", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius; so Junius & Tremellius, Ainsworth. r Iliad. 10. v. 252, 253.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When I remember thee upon my bed - See the notes at Psalms 42:8. That is, when I lie down at night; when I compose myself to sleep. Nothing can be more proper than that our last thoughts, as we sink into quiet slumber, should be of God; of his being, his character, his mercy, his loving-kindness; of the dealings of his providence, and the manifestations of his grace toward us, during the day; and nothing is better suited to compose the mind to rest, and to induce quiet and gentle slumber, than the calmness of soul which arises from the idea of an Infinite God, and from confidence in him. Often when restless on our beds - when nothing else will lull the body to rest, the thought of God - the contemplation of his greatness, his mercy, and his love - the sweet sense of an assurance of his favor will soothe us, and cause us to sink into gentle repose. So it may be - so it will be - when we are about to sleep the long sleep of death, for then the most appropriate thoughts - the thoughts that will best prepare us for that long sleep - will be thoughts of God.

And meditate on thee in the night-watches - See the notes at Psalms 1:2. The word watches here refers to the ancient divisions of the night for municipal or military purposes - periods of the night assigned to different persons to keep watch around a camp or city. The most common division of the night was into three parts, though the arrangement varied at different times. See Matthew 14:25; Luke 12:38.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 63:6. When I remember thee upon my bed — I will lie down in thy fear and love; that I may sleep soundly under thy protection, and awake with a sense of thy presence and approbation; and when I awake in the night watches, or be awakened by them, I will spend the waking moments in meditation upon thee.