Psalms 119:47
45 And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.
46 I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
48 I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
49 Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
- KJV
- And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
- WEB
- I will delight myself in your commandments, because I love them.
- ASV
- And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved.
- DARBY
- And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;
- BLB
- And I will delight myself in Your commandments, which I have loved.
- ÅB
- Jeg har min lyst i dine bud, som jeg elsker.
- OTB
- Jeg vil glede meg i dine bud,
Som jeg elsker. - B1930
- Jeg har min lyst i dine bud, som jeg elsker.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 119:48
I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
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Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
Read in contextPsalms 119:127
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
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The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Read in contextPsalms 119:16
I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
Read in contextJohn 4:34
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
Read in contextPsalms 119:174
I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
Read in contextJob 23:11–12
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
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