Vs. 48 — My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes.
Joseph Addison Alexander:
“Which I love,” or “have loved,” as in verse 47, the terms of which are studiously repeated with a fine rhetorical effect, which is further heightened by the and at the beginning, throwing both verses, as it were, into one sentence. As if he had said: I will derive my happiness from thy commandments, which I love and have loved, and to these commandments, which I love and have loved, I will lift up my hands and heart together.
Prayer:
With the Psalmist I confess that I will keep Your law continually. I will walk at liberty. I will speak of Your testimonies. I will delight myself in Your commandments. And my hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on Your statutes. This is my stand. Grant me opportunities to act on my confession, even today. You are my Delight, my joy. Jesus, I love You!
Leave a Reply