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131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
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To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. …
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 131)Here is, 1. The desire David had towards the word of God: I longed for thy commandments . When he was under a forced absence from God’s ordinances he longed to be restored to them again; when he enjoyed ordinances he greedily sucked in the word of God, as new-born babes desire the milk . When Christ is formed in the soul there are gracious longings, unaccountable to one that is a stranger to the w…
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