Psalms 119:174
I haue longed for thy saluation, O Lord, and thy Lawe is my delite.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
In Context
173Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
175Let my soule liue, and it shall praise thee, and thy iudgements shall helpe me.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18O Lord, I haue waited for thy saluation.
Psalms 1:2But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 119:24Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
Psalms 119:47And my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
Psalms 119:81CAPH. My soule fainteth for thy saluation: yet I waite for thy worde.
Psalms 119:162I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
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 →