The psalmist was experiencing opposition. It looks as if the conflict was in connection with him advising rulers (v. 46). The person opposing him probably thought that the psalmist’s advice was ludicrous and irrelevant for a monarch because it was based on God’s law.
Yet the psalmist was not deterred by the opposition. Instead he brought the matter to God and sought for his deliverance. When the Lord would provide him with words to say, then he would have the answer to give to his opponent. Someone like Daniel seems to be described here, a person who trusts in God’s Word (vv. 41-42). The psalmist did not want to be left with nothing to say (v. 43). He knew that the answer to the dilemma was found in obeying God’s instructions and in listening to his teachings.
Basically, the psalmist personally was determined to live according to God’s law (v. 44). Living in such a manner was not restrictive; instead the opposite was the case because it opened for the psalmist great opportunities for speaking about the best way to live (v. 45), even to the powerful rulers of earth (v. 46), and he could do so knowing that he had the wisest message to convey.
The ongoing requirement that preceded his continued response to God’s law was his love for and delight in the divine commandments. Such an inner response is clear evidence of regeneration, of possessing a new heart made alive by God. Such delight and love will ensure continuation in God’s ways (v. 47).
Therefore it is not surprising that the psalmist has continuing respect for the requirements of God and an ongoing desire for more, illustrated in a physical manner by his stretching out his hands towards them. He always found them suitable and sweet matter to meditate upon (v. 48).
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