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Psalms 119:48

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My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
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  1. Psalms 119:15Rank 1 from verse 48
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    15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

  2. Matthew 7:21Rank 2 from verse 48
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    21¶ Not 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.

  3. Psalms 1:2Rank 3 from verse 48
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    2But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

  4. John 15:14Rank 4 from verse 48
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    14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

  5. John 13:17Rank 5 from verse 48
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    17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

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Psalms 119:48

COMBINED MEANING

hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

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COMBINED MEANING

lift

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Sense 1: To raise, bear up, or elevate physically. Sense 2: To direct upward or raise in expression, as the eyes, hands, voice, soul, prayer, or countenance. Sense 3: To exalt, restore, strengthen, or raise in condition or honour. Sense 4: To raise or wield against, as a hand, tool, weapon, or standard. Sense 5: In lift from off, to remove or take away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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loved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of love, meaning to regard with affection or devotion.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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meditate

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To think upon, consider, ponder, muse, or attend closely to a matter; to devise or prearrange what one will say or do.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

48My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

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49Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.

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