Psalms 119:20
My soul breaketh for longing after thy judgments at all times.
Darby Translation
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 stranger in the land; hide not thy commandments from me.
21Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
Cross References
Job 27:10Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon God?
Psalms 63:1{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 languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:
Psalms 106:3Blessed are they that keep justice, [and] he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Psalms 119:131I opened my mouth wide and panted; for I longed for thy commandments.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
Song of Solomon 5:8I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved, What will ye tell him? That I am sick of 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 →