Psalm 119:48 “I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate…”

Psalm 119:48

I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes. ז ZAYIN.

Geneva Bible 1599

Mine handes also will I lift vp vnto thy commandements, which I haue loued, and I will meditate in thy statutes.

Darby Translation

And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.

Young's Literal Translation

And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!

Bible in Basic English

And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules. ZAIN

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Cross references

“hands”

Ezekiel 44:12 Psalm 10:12 Micah 5:9

Ezekiel 44:12 · BSB

Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity,…

Psalm 10:12 · BSB

Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

Micah 5:9 · BSB

Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.

“unto thy”

Matthew 7:21 John 15:14 John 13:17 James 1:22–25

Matthew 7:21 · BSB

Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

John 15:14 · BSB

You are My friends if you do what I command you.

John 13:17 · BSB

If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

James 1:22–25 · BSB

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

“and I will”

Psalm 119:15 Psalm 1:2

Psalm 119:15 · BSB

I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.

Psalm 1:2 · BSB

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

47I delight in Your commandments because I love them.

49Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.

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