Psalms 119:20
My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
KJV
My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times.
ASV
גָּרְסָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֣/י לְ/תַאֲבָ֑ה אֶֽל מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥י/ךָ בְ/כָל עֵֽת
Hebrew
Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.
YLT
My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
י
y
noun · 422×
י
y
noun · 752×
יַּגְרֵ֤ס
ygrs
verb · 2×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
תַאֲבָ֑ה
t'bh
noun · 1×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 7.—That the Words Love and Regard (Amor and Dilectio) are in Scripture Used Indifferently of Good and Evil Affection. He who resolves to love God, and to love his neighbor as himself, not according to man but according to God, is on account of this love said to be of a good will; and this is in Scripture more commonly called charity, but it is also, even in the same boo…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 16:12 — Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
- Gal 5:17 — For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
- Job 23:11 — My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
- Job 27:10 — Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
- Lev 20:22 — Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
- Prov 13:12 — Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
- Prov 17:17 — A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
- Ps 42:1 — As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
- Ps 63:1 — O 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;
- Ps 84:2 — My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
- Ps 84:2 — My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
- Ps 106:3 — Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
- Ps 106:3 — Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
- Ps 119:40 — Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
- Ps 119:40 — Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
- Ps 119:131 — I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
- Ps 119:131 — I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
- Ps 119:174 — I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
- Rev 3:15 — I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
- Rom 7:24 — O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
- Song 5:8 — I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love.