Psalms 119:174
I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
In Context
173Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
175My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!
Psalms 1:2But — in the law of Jehovah [is] his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:
Psalms 119:24Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!
Psalms 119:47And I delight myself in Thy commands, That I have loved,
Psalms 119:81[Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
Psalms 119:162I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
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 →