Psalms 119:20
Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
In Context
19A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands.
21Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.
Cross References
Job 27:10On the Mighty doth he delight himself? Call God at all times?
Psalms 63:1A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.
Psalms 106:3O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.
Psalms 119:131My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
Proverbs 13:12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Song of Solomon 5:8I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, If ye find my beloved — What do ye tell him? that I [am] sick with 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 →