Psalms 119:20
My soul breaks for the longing that it has to thine ordinances at all times.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
In Context
19I am a sojourner in the earth. Hide not thy commandments from me.
21Thou have rebuked the proud, who are cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
Cross References
Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times?
Psalms 63:1O God, thou are my God. I will earnestly seek thee. My soul thirsts for thee, my flesh longs for thee, in a dry and weary land, where is no water.
Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who keep justice, and he who does righteousness at all times.
Psalms 119:131I opened wide my mouth, and panted, for I longed for thy commandments.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Song of Solomon 5:8I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him that I am sick from love.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:20
19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. Here we have, 1. The acknowledgment which David makes of his own condition: I am a stranger in the earth. We all are so, and all good people confess themselves to be so; for heaven is their home, and the world is but their inn, the land of their pilgrimage. David was a man that knew as much of the world, and was as well known in it, as most men. God built him a house, established his throne; strangers submitted to him, and people that he had not… Read the whole commentary →