Psalms 119:174
I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
In Context
173Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
175Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18For thy salvation, have I waited O Yahweh!
Psalms 1:2But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight,—and, in his law, doth he talk with himself day and night.
Psalms 119:24Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors.
Psalms 119:47That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psalms 119:81[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
Psalms 119:162Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance.
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 →