New English Translation
Psalms 119:47
47I will find delight in your commands, which I love.
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 be secure, for I seek your precepts. 46I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed. I will find delight in your commands, which I love. 48I will lift my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes. ז (Zayin) 49Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
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וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁ֥ע בְּמִצְוֹתֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָהָֽבְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:47
- Psalms 119:16I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions. ג (Gimel)
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.
- John 4:34Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.
- Philippians 2:5You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,
- 1 Peter 2:21For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.
- Psalms 119:48I will lift my hands to your commands, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes. ז (Zayin)
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.
- Job 23:11My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.
- Romans 7:12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, 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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