Psalms 119:47

119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

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I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

And I will delight myself in your commandments, which I have loved.

119:48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

What does Psalms 119:47 mean?

Psalms 119:47 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁעַע (shâʻaʻ), מִצְוָה (mitsvâh), אָהַב (ʼâhab).

Hebrew interlinear

And

will

delightשָׁעַעshâʻaʻ/shaw-ah'/H8173(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare

myself

thy

commandments,מִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

which

have

loved.אָהַבʼâhab/aw-hab'/H157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:47.

Deuteronomy 11:1

Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway.

Deuteronomy 11:13

And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

Deuteronomy 11:22

For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;

Deuteronomy 5:10

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

Exodus 20:6

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:47 say?

Psalms 119:47 (King James Version) reads: "And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved."

Is Psalms 119:47 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:47 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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