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Psalms 119:48

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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וְאֶשָּֽׂאveesaand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, 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…כַפַּ֗יkhapayhand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the 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, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.אֶֽלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מִ֭צְוֺתֶיךָmitsoteykhalawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אָהָ֗בְתִּיahavetiloveאָהַבverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “love”, a completed actionH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.וְאָשִׂ֥יחָהveasichahand communeשִׂיחַconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and commune”, a determination or requestH7878to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) uttercommune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).בְחֻקֶּֽיךָvechuqeykhain appointedחֹקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in appointed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, [idiom] necessary, ordinance(-nary), portion, set time, statute, task.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will lift up my hands also unto Thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in Thy statutes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will lift up my hands also unto thy commandments, which I have loved; And I will meditate on thy statutes. ז ZAYIN.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I lift up my hands unto Thy commands, That I have loved, And I do meditate on Thy statutes!

World English Bible

I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will lift up my hands also unto Thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in Thy statutes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments which I loved; and I meditated in thine ordinances.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾖρα τὰς χεῖράς μου πρὸς τὰς ἐντολάς σου ἃς ἠγάπησα, καὶ ἠδολέσχουν ἐν τοῖς δικαιώμασί σου.