Psalms 119:20
My soul is broken with desire for your decisions at all times.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
In Context
19I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.
21Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way.
Cross References
Job 27:10Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
Psalms 63:1A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.
Psalms 106:3Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
Psalms 119:131My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.
Proverbs 13:12Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
Song of Solomon 5:8I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with 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 →