Psalm 119:48 - Printer Friendly

ESV: I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes.

NIV: I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.

NASB: And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments, Which I love; And I will meditate on Your statutes.

CSB: I will lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and will meditate on your statutes.

NLT: I honor and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees.

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

NKJV: My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.

Psalm 119:41–48 begins each verse with the Hebrew letter waw. Here, the psalmist appeals to God to maintain His steady, loyal love and care. The writer promises to proclaim God to all people without being ashamed. This results in happiness as well as a passion for obedience to Scripture.

This song is composed of twenty-two stanzas, each corresponding to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each line in the stanza is an individual verse and each begins with the corresponding letter. The psalmist emphasizes study of God's Word in a variety of circumstances, including persecution, sadness, and rescue. Benefits of taking in the Word include a moral life, joy, wisdom, hope, peace, strength, and freedom. Those who interact with the Word of the Lord should respond with delight, careful study, and obedience.

This is the largest psalm in the book of Psalms. At 176 verses, Psalm 119 is longer than many books of the Old Testament and most books of the New Testament. The psalmist focuses on a proper relationship with God's Word and how those who follow the Lord face persecution. Ideas parallel those found in Psalm 1, 2 Timothy 3:14–17, Proverbs 3:5–8, Hebrews 12:6–11, and more. The psalm is arranged in twenty-two stanzas of eight lines each. Every stanza is associated with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet; each line in that stanza begins with that letter.

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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