Psalms 119:174
I long for thy salvation, O LORD! And thy law is my delight!
Noyes Bible
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 my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
175Let me live, and I will praise thee; Let thy judgments help me!
Cross References
Psalms 1:2But whose delight is in the law of the LORD, And who meditateth on his precepts day and night.
Psalms 119:24Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
Psalms 119:47I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I love;
Psalms 119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
Psalms 119:162I rejoice in thy word, As one that hath found 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 →