Psalms 119:20
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
King James Version
In Context
19I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Cross References
Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
Psalms 63:1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
Psalms 106:3Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Psalms 119:131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Song of Solomon 5:8I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:20
19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. Here we have, 1. The acknowledgment which David makes of his own condition: I am a stranger in the earth. We all are so, and all good people confess themselves to be so; for heaven is their home, and the world is but their inn, the land of their pilgrimage. David was a man that knew as much of the world, and was as well known in it, as most men. God built him a house, established his throne; strangers submitted to him, and people that he had not… Read the whole commentary →