Psalms 119:131

I eagerly desire to know ◄your commands/what you have commanded►, like [SIM] a dog that pants with its mouth open wanting to be fed.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.

In Context

130When someone explains ◄your words/what you have said►, it is as though they are lighting a light; what they say causes even people who have not learned your laws to be wise.

132Listen to me and act kindly to me, like you do to all those who love you [MTY].

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Cross References

Job 29:23They waited for me to speak like they wait for rain; they appreciated what I said like [MET] farmers appreciate the final rain in the spring before the dry season.

Psalms 81:10I am Yahweh, your God; It was not any of those other gods who brought you out of Egypt, I am the one who did it! So ask me what you want me to do for you [MTY], and I will do it.

Psalms 119:40I very much desire to obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►; because you are righteous, allow me to continue to live (OR, be good to me).

Psalms 119:174Yahweh, I eagerly desire for you to rescue/save me from my enemies; I am delighted with your laws.

Hebrews 12:14Try to live peacefully with all people. Seek to be holy, since no one will see the Lord if he is not holy.

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 →

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