Psalms 119:174
I long, Lord, for your salvation, and your law is my delight.
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In The King James Version
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
In Context
173Let your hand be ready to help me, for your precepts have been my choice.
175Revive me that I may praise you, and let your precepts help me.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for your deliverance Lord!
Psalms 1:2But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study it day and night.
Psalms 119:24Your charges are my delight, they are my counsellors.
Psalms 119:47Your commandments are my delight, I love them exceedingly.
Psalms 119:81I long for you to rescue me, I put my hope in your word.
Psalms 119:162Over your word I rejoice as one who finds 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 →