Psalms
Psalm 119:47–48
47I delight in Your commandments
because I love them.
48I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love,
and I meditate on Your statutes.
Word by word
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Psalm 119:47
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I delight | וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁ֥ע | wə·’eš·ta·‘ă·ša‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H8173 be smeared over, blinded |
| in Your commandments | בְּמִצְוֺתֶ֗יךָ | bə·miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4687 commandment |
| because | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I love them | אָהָֽבְתִּי׃ | ’ā·hā·ḇə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H157 love |
Psalm 119:48
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I lift up | וְאֶשָּֽׂא־ | wə·’eś·śā- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| my hands | כַפַּ֗י | ḵap·pay | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Your commandments | מִ֭צְוֺתֶיךָ | miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4687 commandment |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I love | אָהָ֗בְתִּי | ’ā·hā·ḇə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H157 love |
| and I meditate | וְאָשִׂ֥יחָה | wə·’ā·śî·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7878 muse, complain |
| on Your statutes | בְחֻקֶּֽיךָ׃ | ḇə·ḥuq·qe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:47 Psalm 119:48 · Psalm 119:97 · Psalm 119:127 · Psalm 19:7–10 · Psalm 119:16 · John 4:34 · Psalm 119:174 · Romans 7:22 · Psalm 119:140 · Psalm 119:167 · Job 23:11–12 · Psalm 112:1
Psalm 119:48 Psalm 119:15 · Matthew 7:21 · Psalm 1:2 · John 15:14 · John 13:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.