Psalms 119:174
I have longed for Thy salvation, O LORD; and Thy law is my delight.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
In Context
173Let Thy hand be ready to help me; for I have chosen Thy precepts.
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise Thee; and let Thine ordinances help me.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord.
Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 119:24Yea, Thy testimonies are my delight, they are my counsellors.
Psalms 119:47And I will delight myself in Thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psalms 119:81CAPH. My soul pineth for Thy salvation; in Thy word do I hope.
Psalms 119:162I rejoice at Thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:174-175
173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ; and thy law is my delight. Here, 1. David prays that divine grace would work for him: Let thy hand help me. He finds his own hands are not sufficient for him, nor can any creature lend him a helping hand to any purpose; therefore he looks up to God in hopes that the hand that had made him would help him; for, if the Lord do not help us, whence can any creature help us? All our help must be expected from God's… Read the whole commentary →