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131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

Psalms 119:131

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Matthew Henry

(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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