Psalms 119:47

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
delight	וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁ֥ע ve.'esh.ta.'a.Sha'	H8173	(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency) · conjunction + verb, hithpael, 1st person common singular
commandments	בְּמִצְוֹתֶ֗יךָ be.mitz.vo.Tei.kha	H4687	a command · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
loved	אָהָֽבְתִּי 'a.Ha.ve.ti	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
Psalms 119:97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
Psalms 119:127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Psalms 19:7-10 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Psalms 119:16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Psalms 119:174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
Job 23:11-12 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:45-48

We may observe in these verses, 1. What David experienced of an affection to the law of God: "I seek thy precepts, Psa 119:45. I desire to know and do my duty, and consult thy word accordingly; I do all I can to understand what the will of the Lord is and to discover the intimations of his mind. I seek thy precepts, for I have loved them, Psa 119:47, Psa 119:48. I not only give consent to them as good, but take complacency in them as good for me." All that love God love his government and therefore love all his commandments. 2. What he expected from this. Five things he promises himself here in the strength of God's grace: - (1.) That he should be free and easy in his duty: "I will walk at l…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:47

And I will delight myself in thy commandments,.... In perusing and practising them; which I have loved; a good man loves the law of God, and the commandments of Christ, and delights in them after the inward man.

John Calvin on Psalms 119:41-48

Psalm 119:41-48 v 41. And let thy mercies come to me, O Jehovah! and thy salvation, according to thy word. v 42. And I will answer a word to him who reproacheth me, because I have trusted in thy word. v 43. And take not the word of truth too long out, of my mouth, because I hope for thy judgments. v 44. And I will keep thy law always, even for ever and ever. v 45. And I will walk at ease; [413] because I have sought thy statutes. v 46. And I will speak of thy testimonies before kings, and will not be ashamed. v 47. And 1f will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. v 48. And I will lift up my hands to thy statutes, which I have loved, and will meditate on thy precepts. 41.…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:41-48

The eightfold Vav. He prays for the grace of true and fearlessly joyous confession. The lxx renders Psa 119:41: καὶ ἔλθοι ἐπ ̓ ἐμε ̓ τὸ ἔλεός σου; but the Targum and Jerome rightly (cf. Psa 119:77, Isa 63:7) have the plural: God's proofs of loving-kindness in accordance with His promises will put him in the position that he will not be obliged to be dumb in the presence of him who reproaches him (חרף, prop. a plucker, cf. Arab. charûf, a lamb = a plucker of leaves or grass), but will be able to answer him on the ground of his own experience. The verb ענה, which in itself has many meanings, acquires the signification "to give an answer" through the word, דּבר, that is added (synon.…

The Church Fathers

"And I meditated," he saith, "on Thy commandments, which I have loved" (ver. 47). "My hands also have I lifted up unto Thy commandments, which I have loved" (ver. 48); or, as some copies read, "which I have loved exceedingly," or "too much," or "vehemently," as they have chosen to render the Greek word σφόδρα. He then loved the commandments of God because he walked at liberty; that is, through the Holy Spirit, through whom love itself is shed abroad, and enlargeth the hearts of the faithful. But he loved, both in thought and in acts. With a view to thought, he saith, "And I meditated:" as to action, "My hands also have I lifted up." But to both sentences, he hath annexed the words, "which I have loved:" for "the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart."...The following words, "And my study was in Thy statutes," relate to both. This expression most of the translators have preferred to this, "I rejoiced in," or "I talked of," a version which some have given from the Greek ἠδολέσχουν. For he who keepeth the commandments of God, which he loveth, both in thought and in works taking delight in them, is exercised with joy, and with a certain abundance of speech, in the judgments of God.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Judgments of God — (1.) The secret decisions of God’s will (Ps. 110:5; 36:6). (2.) The revelations of his will (Ex. 21:1; Deut. 6:20; Ps. 119:7-175). (3.) The infliction of punishment on the wicked (Ex. 6:6; 12:12;…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:45-48

John Gill on Psalms 119:47

John Calvin on Psalms 119:41-48

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:41-48

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:45-48

John Gill on Psalms 119:47

John Calvin on Psalms 119:41-48

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:41-48

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:47-48