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Psalms 119:48
48I honor and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees.
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 to kings about your laws, and I will not be ashamed. 47How I delight in your commands! How I love them! I honor and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees. 49Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope. 50Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:48 word by word
וְאֶשָּֽׂא־כַפַּ֗י אֶֽל־מִ֭צְוֹתֶיךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָהָ֗בְתִּי וְאָשִׂ֥יחָה בְחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:48
- Psalms 10:12Arise, O Lord! Punish the wicked, O God! Do not ignore the helpless!
- Ezekiel 44:12But they encouraged my people to worship idols, causing Israel to fall into deep sin. So I have taken a solemn oath that they must bear the consequences for their sins, says the Sovereign Lord.
- Micah 5:9The people of Israel will stand up to their foes, and all their enemies will be wiped out.
- Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.
- John 13:17Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.
- John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command.
- James 1:22But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.
- Psalms 119:15I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways.
- Psalms 1:2But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it 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
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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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