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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:48 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My hands
kaph (Hebrew #3709)
the 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-tree); figuratively, power
KJV usage: branch, + foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
Pronounce: kaf
Origin: from 3721
also will I lift up
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
unto thy commandments
mitsvah (Hebrew #4687)
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
KJV usage: (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
Pronounce: mits-vaw'
Origin: from 6680
, which I have loved
'ahab (Hebrew #157)
a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Pronounce: aw-hab'
Origin: or raheb {aw-habe'}
; and I will meditate
siyach (Hebrew #7878)
to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
KJV usage: commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).
Pronounce: see'-akh
Origin: a primitive root
in thy statutes
choq (Hebrew #2706)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
KJV usage: appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, X necessary, ordinance(- nary), portion, set time, statute, task.
Pronounce: khoke
Origin: from 2710
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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hands.
Psa. 10:12• 12Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. (Psa. 10:12)
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Ezek. 44:12• 12Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord God, and they shall bear their iniquity. (Ezek. 44:12)
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Mic. 5:9• 9Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. (Mic. 5:9)
unto thy.
Matt. 7:21• 21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 7:21)
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John 13:17• 17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. (John 13:17)
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John 15:14• 14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. (John 15:14)
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James 1:22‑25• 22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
 23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
 24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
 25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. (James 1:22‑25)
and I will.
Psa. 119:15• 15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. (Psa. 119:15)
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Psa. 1:2• 2But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psa. 1:2)
• He would openly avow his allegiance to God’s commands―for such is the force of lifting up the hands―with no mere lip profession, but as an avowal of the law that he loved. Moreover, that which he loves would be the theme of his meditations. (“Psalm 119:41-48: Division 6 (Vau)” by H. Smith)
• There is open confession and dedication to them; I suppose this is lifting up the hands to them. It is a solemn avowal and asseveration of heart; not only he has loved them, but he openly declares his owning their truth and authority, saying, That is what I own. And as he openly owns his affiance to them, so he meditates in them for his own joy. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.