God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:47
47Your commandments, which I love, make me happy.
Psalms 119:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
- New International Version (NIV)for I delight in your commands because I love them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.
Context of Psalms 119:47
45I will walk around freely because I sought out your guiding principles. 46I will speak about your written instructions in the presence of kings and not feel ashamed. Your commandments, which I love, make me happy. 48I lift my hands ⌞in prayer⌟ because of your commandments, which I love. I will reflect on your laws. 49Remember the word ⌞you gave⌟ me. Through it you gave me hope.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:47 word by word
וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁ֥ע בְּמִצְוֹתֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָהָֽבְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:47
- Psalms 119:16Your laws make me happy. I never forget your word.
- Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the person who fears the Lord and is happy to obey his commands.
- John 4:34Jesus told them, “My food is to do what the one who sent me wants me to do and to finish the work he has given me.
- Philippians 2:5Have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
- 1 Peter 2:21God called you to endure suffering because Christ suffered for you. He left you an example so that you could follow in his footsteps.
- Psalms 119:48I lift my hands ⌞in prayer⌟ because of your commandments, which I love. I will reflect on your laws.
- Psalms 19:7The teachings of the Lord are perfect. They renew the soul. The testimony of the Lord is dependable. It makes gullible people wise.
- Job 23:11I have followed his footsteps closely. I have stayed on his path and did not turn from it.
- Romans 7:12So the laws in Moses’ Teachings are holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Thy commandments, which I have loved - O shame to Christians who feel so little affection to the Gospel of Christ, when we see such cordial, conscientious, and inviolate attachment in a Jew to the laws and ordinances of Moses, that did not afford a thousandth part of the privileges!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47And I will delight myself - See the notes at Psalm 119:16.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
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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
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