King James Version
Psalms 119:48 in the King James Version says “My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.”
Psalms 119:48 · KJV
I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“also will I lift up”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“My hands”
H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-
“unto thy commandments”
H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“and I will meditate”
H7878to ponder, i.e., (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
“in thy statutes”
H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
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