Psalms 119:48

Psalms 119:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
• New International Version (NIV)I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.

Context of Psalms 119:48

46I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed. 47I delight in Your commandments because I love them. I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes. 49Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope. 50This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

Psalms 119:48 word by word

וְאֶשָּֽׂא־כַפַּ֗י אֶֽל־מִ֭צְוֹתֶיךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָהָ֗בְתִּי וְאָשִׂ֥יחָה בְחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• I lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: vowH5375
• my handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• Your commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• and I meditateשִׂיחַώîyach · to museH7878
• on Your statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706

Cross-references for Psalms 119:48

• Psalms 10:12Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
• Ezekiel 44:12Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD.
• Micah 5:9Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.
• Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
• John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
• John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
• James 1:22Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
• Psalms 119:15I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
• Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48My hands also will I lift up - I will present every victim and sacrifice which the law requires. I will make prayer and supplication before thee, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 48My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments … - As an expression of delight or rejoicing, as people lift up their hands with their voice when they give expression to joy. It denotes a high statue of joy, such as leads to an outward expression; not merely that which exists in calm contemplation, but where the heart is full, and when it finds outward expression. And I will meditate in thy statutes - See the notes at Psalm 1:2. I will indicate my joy…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-48Verses 41-48 Lord, I have by faith thy mercies in view; let me by prayer prevail to obtain them. And when the salvation of the saints is completed, it will plainly appear that it was not in vain to trust in God's word. We need to pray that we may never be afraid or ashamed to own God's truths and ways before men. And the psalmist resolves to keep God's law, in a constant course of obedience, without backsliding. The service of sin is slavery; the service…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47-48The psalmist finds joy in God's word despite experiencing pain (Psalm 119:92, 143).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 45-4845-48. To freedom from reproach, when imbued with God's truth, there is added "great boldness in the faith" [1Ti 3:13], accompanied with increasing delight in the holy law itself, which becomes an element of happiness.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:48

• Instruction
• Meditation
• Obedience
• Word of God

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Commentaries on Psalms 119

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings