Psalms 119:20
My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
Berean Standard Bible
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 on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
21You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
Cross References
Job 27:10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
Psalms 63:1O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
Psalms 119:131I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Song of Solomon 5:8O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick 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 →