Psalms 119:20
My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
American Standard 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 hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do 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 art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
Psalms 106:3Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Psalms 119:131I opened wide my mouth, and panted; For I longed for thy commandments.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, 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 →