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Psalms 119:48

119:47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

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I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN

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

My hands also will I lift up to your commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in your statutes.

119:49 ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

What does Psalms 119:48 mean?

Psalms 119:48 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include כַּף (kaph), נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ), מִצְוָה (mitsvâh).

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handsכַּףkaph/kaf/H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
also
will
I
lift
upנָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
unto
thy
commandments,מִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
which
I
have
loved;אָהַבʼâhab/aw-hab'/H157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
and
I
will
meditateשִׂיחַsîyach/see'-akh/H7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
in
thy
statutes.חֹקchôq/khoke/H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:48.

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 4:40

Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

Deuteronomy 5:10

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

Deuteronomy 5:31

But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.

Deuteronomy 6:1

Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: go: Heb. pass over

Deuteronomy 6:17

Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

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What does Psalms 119:48 say?

Psalms 119:48 (King James Version) reads: "My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes."

Is Psalms 119:48 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:48 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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