Psalms 119:174
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delights.
Leeser Tanakh
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 thy precepts have I chosen.
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee: and let thy decrees help me.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18For thy salvation, I hope, O Lord.
Psalms 1:2But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who doth meditate in his law by day and night.
Psalms 119:24Also thy testimonies are my delight, my counsellors.
Psalms 119:47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love.
Psalms 119:81CAPH. My soul ardently desireth for thy salvation: for thy word do I wait.
Psalms 119:162I am rejoiced over thy promise, 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 →