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20My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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 longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. …
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20)David had prayed that God would open his eyes (Ps. 119:18) and open the law (Ps. 119:19); now here he pleads the earnestness of his desire for knowledge and grace, for it is the fervent prayer that avails much. 1. His desire was importunate: My soul breaketh for the longing it hath to thy judgments , or (as some read it) “ It is taken up, and wholly employed, in longing for thy judgments ; the who…
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