Psalms 119:131
With open mouth I pant with longing for your commandments.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
In Context
130When your word is unfolded, light breaks; imparting wisdom to the simple.
132Turn to me with your favor, as is just to those who love you.
Cross References
Psalms 81:10I am the Lord your God who brought you up out of Egypt. Open your mouth, that I fill it.
Psalms 119:40Behold, I long for your precepts. Quicken me in your righteousness.
Psalms 119:174I long, Lord, for your salvation, and your law is my delight.
Hebrews 12:14Try earnestly to live at peace with everyone, and to attain to that purity without which no one will see the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:131
130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. Here is, 1. The great use for which the word of God was intended, to give light, that is, to give understanding, to give us to understand that which will be of use to us in our travels through this world; and it is the outward and ordinary means by which the Spirit of God enlightens the understanding of all that are sanctified. God's testimonies are not only wonderful for the greatness of them, but useful, as a light in a dark… Read the whole commentary →