Psalm 119:47 | “For I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.”

The psalmist closes the waw stanza by expressing his deep delight in and love for God’s word. The verb translated as “find my delight” (shaa) is in the imperfect tense, describing an action that is ongoing or continually unfolding. His enjoyment of God’s commandments is not momentary but enduring. The psalmist adds, “which I love.” His love for God’s law brings him freedom rather than restraint, for true liberty is found in joyful submission to God’s will. Matthew Henry wrote, “I will never be so well pleased with myself as when I do that which is pleasing to God.” Spurgeon added, “Love is the fulfilling of the law; where love to the law of God reigns in the heart, the life must be full of blessedness. Lord, let thy mercies come to us that we may love thy word and way, and find our whole delight therein.” What fills your thoughts when you have unscheduled time? Open his word not out of obligation, but to meet the one you love. As you choose obedience again and again, you will find that delight deepens, and what once felt like duty becomes glad devotion.