Psalms 119:131
My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
In Context
130The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
132Look unto me, and favour me, As customary to those loving Thy name.
Cross References
Job 29:23And they wait as [for] rain for me, And their mouth they have opened wide [As] for the latter rain.
Psalms 81:10I [am] Jehovah thy God, Who bringeth thee up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge thy mouth, and I fill it.
Psalms 119:40Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,
Psalms 119:174I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.
Hebrews 12:14peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,
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 →