Psalms 63:6

The A.V. connects this verse with Psalms 63:5, but the absence of andin the second clause makes it preferable to connect it with Psalms 63:7, thus:

When I remember thee upon my bed,

I meditate on thee in the night watches:

For thou hast been my help,

And in the shadow of thy wings will I shout for joy.

When once he calls God to mind as he lies down to rest, he is so engrossed with the thought of His love that he meditates on it all night long per singulas vigilias(Jer.). The night was divided into three watches by the Israelites (Lamentations 2:19; Judges 7:19; 1 Samuel 11:11); the division into four watches referred to in the N.T. was of Roman origin.