Psalms 119:47

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

Ver. 47. And I will delight myself] sc. In contemplation of thy word. Aristotle telleth us that the principal pleasure is to be found in contemplation (Ethic. lib. 10).

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I will delight myself ... - See the notes at Psalms 119:16 .
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXIX. Praise of the Law. This is the longest and most artificial Ps. in the whole collection. It is divided into twenty-two strophes, each beginnin...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

have loved . love. Septuagint adds "much".
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

47. And I will delight myself The sentiment contained in this verse is similar to that which he had previously mentioned. The amount is, he...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And I will walk at liberty Having then no such encumbrances upon me as I now have in these straits and difficulties which beset and burden me, I sh...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That David was the author of this psalm, no one ever doubted. It is divided into twenty two octo-distichs, having a letter of the Hebrew alphabet at...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Vau. The Need of a Fearless Confession of the Divine Truth.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And I will delight myself in Thy commandments, finding the greatest pleasure in studying Holy Writ more and more, which I have loved.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 19:7-10 ; 1 Peter 2:21 ; Job 23:11 ; Job 23:12 ; John 4:34 ; Philippians 2:5 ; Psalms 112:1 ; Psalms 119:16 ; Psalms 119:24 ; Roman...

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

Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:47

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 119:47