Psalms 119:62 meaning and explanation

At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:62, Berean Standard Bible

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Psalm 119 is a long acrostic poem in which a single speaker, likely a faithful Israelite facing mockery and opposition, praises God's law and pleads for help. In verse 62 he describes rising at midnight, not for a required temple ritual but from personal devotion, to thank God for his righteous judgments, meaning his just rulings and ways of governing the world.

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