Psalms 119:48
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
Psalms 119:48 in other translations
| BSB | I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes. |
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| WEB | I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN |
| ASV | I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes. ז ZAYIN. |
| YLT | And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes! |
| DARBY | And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes. |
| BBE | And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules. |
| Webster | My hands also will I lift to thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. |
What does Psalms 119:48 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:45-48
45-48. 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.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:41-48
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…
Psalms 119:48 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 119:48
- Psalms 119:15
I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
- Matthew 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
- Psalms 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
- John 15:14
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
- John 13:17
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
- Ezekiel 44:12
Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity.
- James 1:22-25
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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Context
- Psalms 119:47
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
- Psalms 119:48
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
- Psalms 119:49
ז ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Psalms 119:48 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Alzaré asimismo mis manos á tus mandamientos, que amé; y meditaré en tus estatutos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je lèverai mes mains vers tes commandements que j’ai aimés, et je méditerai tes statuts. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und werde meine Hände aufheben zu deinen Geboten, die ich liebe; und über deine Satzungen will ich sinnen. |